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Nicholas Soames
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what reserve force facilities there are for each service in West Sussex; how many reservists attend each such base regularly; and if he will make a statement.
[Official Report, 13 September 2013, Vol. 567, c. 888-9W.]
Letter of correction from Andrew Murrison:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the right hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames) on 13 September 2013.
The full answer given was as follows:
Dr Murrison
[holding answer 10 September 2013]: Detailed in the following table are the names of each reserve force base in West Sussex, the total number of reservists recorded against this group of bases and the number which attend regularly. Regular attendance figures have been determined by the number of reserve personnel who were eligible to receive their bounty within the 12 months previous to 1 July 2013.
Base | Location | Total at base | In regular attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
Baker Barracks | Thorney Island | 250 | 150 |
Crawley TAC | Crawley | 250 | 150 |
The figures in the above table have been rounded to the nearest 10 and should be considered estimates.
Army Volunteer Reserve figures are for trained and untrained Army Reserve including Groups A, B, C and therefore include Mobilised Army Reserve, Officer Training Corps and Non Regular Permanent Staff. They exclude Full Time Reserve Service, Regulars and Gurkhas.
The number of Army Volunteer Reserves shown includes Reserves who may attend bases located throughout the UK, but are recorded against bases in West Sussex because that is where the Unit Headquarters is based.
The correct answer should have been: