Reserve Forces: Training

(asked on 10th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reduce the number of Army Reserves training days; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 15th December 2020

As a result of significant pressure on the Defence budget, sensible and timely decisions have been taken as part of routine management of Army's in year budget, as part of a broader package of in-year savings measures across Defence. The Army have scaled back Army Reserve service from an average of 38 to 32 days until the beginning of the next financial year.

This does not affect the 243 Reservists currently deployed in support of COVID-19 activity (Op RESCRIPT).

These are short term measures and do not reflect our longer-term plans that continue to place an emphasis upon the Army Reserve and nor will they impact the necessary support that is required of the Army this winter in support of the nation.

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