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61628

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what planning data was used to devise his Department's recruitment target for the Army Reserve as part of its Army 2020 reforms.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	200586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The term “recruitment target” has been interpreted as the 30,000 trained Army Reservists required under Army 2020.<br><br>During the Three Month Exercise, the Ministry Of Defence examined a range of Force Structure options which were assessed as being able to deliver the policy demand specified by the new Defence Planning Assumptions laid out in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010. As a result of this, a Senior Military Judgement Panel chaired by the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and including the Assistant Chiefs of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force concluded that the size of the Regular Army should be 82,500, and the Independent Commission to Review the United Kingdom's Reserve Forces recommended an Army Reserve of 30,000 trained personnel. This was judged to be the optimal size and shape of the Army within available resources.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/06/2014 16:10:50 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 4720 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

62874

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Army Reserve returned injured from operations in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	201503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>239 Army Reserve personnel have returned injured from operations between 1 April 2007, when records began, and 30 April 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/06/2014 16:11:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 5066 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

114669

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to protect members of the Territorial Army from workplace discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	213573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>An 'anti-disadvantage' survey was launched on 3 July 2013 to gather any evidence of disadvantage against which the Government might be able to legislate, in order to protect Reservists. A very small number of cases were reported. Where requested, engagement with these employers took place to rectify the particular issues identified. However, the survey did not generate sufficient data to determine the scale of disadvantage so a new question will be included in the next annual Reserves Continuous Attitude Survey and, if necessary, additional measures to protect members of the Reserves from discrimination will be considered.</p><p>Specific employment protection for Reservists has been included in the Defence Reform Act 2014, which commenced on 1 October this year. Reservists now have immediate access to an Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal without the usual two year qualifying period of service if they believe the primary reason for their dismissal is because they are a Reservist. This is an important step in minimising any disadvantage arising from Reserve service.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has also actively engaged with employers to impart the benefits of employing Reservists and to mitigate any impact on the employer. These include advance notice of training programmes for the coming year and the provision of a local point of contact. It is hoped that better and earlier engagement will avert any issues that could lead to Reservists being disadvantaged.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/11/2014 17:26:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

61627

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide details of the current workforce model for the Army Reserve that his Department is using to assess how long it will take to recruit the required number of 30,000 reserves; and when under the current model that target will be met.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	200585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement and paper my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Philip Hammond) placed in the Library of the House on 19 Dec 2013 (Official report, column 124WS).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/06/2014 16:46:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20131219 - WMS Future Reserves 2020[1].doc title 20131219 Hansard extract
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

62593

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 364W, on Reserve Forces, what the current national recruitment rate to the Army Reserve is.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Personnel Report which is published by Defence Statistics. This shows Reserve trained and untrained strength figures, as well as movements into the Future Reserves 2020 populations. It is available on the www.gov.uk website at the following link:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2014</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/06/2014 15:37:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62873

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of provision is available for injured members of the Army Reserve.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	201505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 June 2014, (Official Report, column 364W) to the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green).<br><br>Reservists are treated exactly the same as regulars in terms of operational training and support while mobilised, including access to the same welfare support and medical treatment through the Defence Medical Services (DMS). They are retained in service and will receive treatment and rehabilitation until they are medically assessed as having reached a steady state of fitness, at which point they will be demobilised. If they have continuing healthcare needs following demobilisation, they will be taken through a transition from military to NHS care. Reservists who are medically discharged as a result of injuries sustained during deployment are also entitled to resettlement training and to the same range of services available to regular veterans. Where service is the only or main cause of injury or illness, members or former members of the reserve forces may qualify for awards under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS).<br><br>The level and quality of post-operational support provided to injured mobilised reservists is exactly the same as that provided to regulars, with full access to all the facilities and expertise provided under the Army Recovery Capability, and it is a level of support of which the Army and the Ministry of Defence are extremely proud.<br><br>Following the Reserves 2020 White Paper, which proposed improvements to occupational health provision to ensure consistent access to these services for all reservists, the MOD committed to extending DMS occupational health provision to non-mobilised reservists. Rehabilitation services are also being extended to members of the reserve forces who are injured during reserve training. This is in addition to the procedure in place since 2006, whereby reservists can obtain DMS mental health treatment through the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme. Implementation of the new measures started in April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201504 201506 question first answered 24/06/2014 14:56:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 16 June 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 16 June 2014
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

62875

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to ensure that members of the Army Reserve who are injured receive appropriate support.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	201504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 June 2014, (Official Report, column 364W) to the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green).<br><br>Reservists are treated exactly the same as regulars in terms of operational training and support while mobilised, including access to the same welfare support and medical treatment through the Defence Medical Services (DMS). They are retained in service and will receive treatment and rehabilitation until they are medically assessed as having reached a steady state of fitness, at which point they will be demobilised. If they have continuing healthcare needs following demobilisation, they will be taken through a transition from military to NHS care. Reservists who are medically discharged as a result of injuries sustained during deployment are also entitled to resettlement training and to the same range of services available to regular veterans. Where service is the only or main cause of injury or illness, members or former members of the reserve forces may qualify for awards under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS).<br><br>The level and quality of post-operational support provided to injured mobilised reservists is exactly the same as that provided to regulars, with full access to all the facilities and expertise provided under the Army Recovery Capability, and it is a level of support of which the Army and the Ministry of Defence are extremely proud.<br><br>Following the Reserves 2020 White Paper, which proposed improvements to occupational health provision to ensure consistent access to these services for all reservists, the MOD committed to extending DMS occupational health provision to non-mobilised reservists. Rehabilitation services are also being extended to members of the reserve forces who are injured during reserve training. This is in addition to the procedure in place since 2006, whereby reservists can obtain DMS mental health treatment through the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme. Implementation of the new measures started in April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201505 201506 question first answered 24/06/2014 14:56:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 16 June 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 16 June 2014
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1141547

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people there are in the Army Reserve in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland, and (4) England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL17415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2019, there were an estimated 1,720 Reserve personnel stationed in Wales, 4,140 in Scotland, 1,950 in Northern Ireland and 21,440 in England.</p><p>These figures are based on stationed locations, and not on residence or nationality.</p><p>Figures are taken from the Future Reserve 2020 population, which consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on Full Time Reserve Service contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:10:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1466042

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the size of the Territorial Army in 1998; what is the current size of the trained strength of the Army Reserve; what assessment they have made of whether the number of reservists is adequate; and if the number is not adequate, what steps they will take to increase the number of reservists.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of Army Reserves under Future Soldier is optimal for forecasted future demands. Under Future Soldier plans, the Army Reserve will grow and better integrate with the Regular Army, and the British Army will become a whole force of over 100,000 regulars and reservists.</p><p> </p><p>The total strength of the Territorial Army Group A (trained and untrained) as of 1 April 1998 was 51,100. In line with published statistics, the following table shows the strength of the Army Reserve as of 1 January 2022:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FR20 Strength 01 January 2022 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Trained</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Untrained</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>29,400</p></td><td><p>26,200</p></td><td><p>3,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserve Group A</p></td><td><p>27,600</p></td><td><p>24,400</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Reserve Group C</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTRS (Volunteer Reserve)</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>The way the Army Reserve strength is measured has changed over time and Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) did not exist in 1998. The 51,100 therefore compares to the Group A Trained and Untrained Strength of 27,600 in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/06/2022 12:19:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1583099

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the target size for the number of personnel in the trained strength of the army reserve force; what is the total figure for trained strength of the reserve; and how many recruits there are in each arm or corps of the army reserve.
	tabling member printed	Lord Colgrain
	uin	HL5299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2022, the Army Reserve had a trained strength of 23,030. It is planned to grow to 30,100 under Future Soldier plans, of which c.3,000 will be untrained personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The below table shows a breakdown of recruits, i.e. untrained personnel, in the Army Reserve, as at 01 October 2022:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Arm / Service</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yeomanry</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Regiment of Artillery</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Corps of Signals</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Chaplains’ Department</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Staff &amp; Personnel Support</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Provost Branch</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Educational and Training</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General’s Corps, Army Legal Services Branch</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Veterinary Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Arms School Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Dental Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Corps</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Physical Training Corps</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Service Corps/General List</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Others</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Analysis (Army)</p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Table 1 figures are for Army Reserve Group A only. Group A is a subset of Volunteer Reserves and includes Mobilised Volunteer Reserves, High Readiness Reserves and OTC support &amp; training staff (it excludes Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS), Additional Duties Commitment (ADC), Volunteer Ex-Regular Reserve (VeRR), Non-Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI).</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Trained figures include all personnel who are Basic Trained. Untrained figures include all personnel who are undergoing Basic Training.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>&quot;Others&quot; include Group A personnel serving with UOTC units and those who have yet to be allocated an Arm/Service on the Joint Personnel Administrative System (JPA).</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>The data has been rounded to the nearest 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality. &quot;-&quot; denotes zero or rounded to zero.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/02/2023 14:50:08 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4596 label Biography information for Lord Colgrain