Reserve Forces: Finance
2026-06-24 · Ministry of Defence · 13169 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the budget allocated to the Strategic Reserve is a separate to the budget allocated to the Volunteer Reserve.
Answer
While the Strategic Defence Review outlines ambitions to expand and better utilise the Strategic Reserve, former Regular Service personnel and Reservists do not attract pay or pensions when they are not actively serving. The costs are typically only incur...