Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the specific economic conditions that would trigger the 20-per-cent increase in the number of active reserves set out in recommendation 14 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June.

I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Veterans and People (Al Carns) in the House of Commons on 13 June 2025 to Question 57778 to the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty).