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76634

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they plan to extend their proposals for one per cent of civil servants to join the Armed Forces Reserves to other public sector workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p>All central government departments have signed up to the 1% Challenge. We are currently working across Government to decide what would be appropriate for other parts of the public sector to sign up to, given the variety of organisations involved. Regardless of this, we encourage all organisations to adopt a supportive environment for their employees who are Armed Forces reservists, and to encourage others to join.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/07/2014 15:48:05 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1453852

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many reservists have been called to the colours since the start of the war in Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL7318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>In the period from 24 February to 25 March 2022, a total of 165 Reservist personnel were accepted into permanent service (routinely known as mobilisation) under the terms of the Reserve Forces Act 1996, supporting various single Service and Defence operations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 06/04/2022 15:20:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

874401

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to train and use reservists in both the public and private sectors to deal with hybrid threats.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The need to respond to hybrid threats was recognised in the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2015 which established, as part of Joint Force 2025, two innovative brigades comprising a mix of Regulars and specialist capabilities from the Reserves able to contribute to our strategic communications, tackle hybrid warfare and deliver better battlefield intelligence.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/04/2018 15:43:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

449173

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reservists there were in the armed forces on 31 December in (1) 2009, (2) 2010, (3) 2011, (4) 2012, (5) 2013, (6) 2014, and (7) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL5683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the table below shows the total number of UK Forces Service personnel, the number of Regular personnel and the number of Volunteer Reserve personnel as at 1 April each year for the years 2009 to 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1 April 2012 statistics for UK Forces Service Personnel were not held in a format suitable to answer the question. However some of this information is available on line at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140116142443/http:/www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/personnel/military/quarterly-personnel-report</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>UK FORCES SERVICE PERSONNEL<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK REGULAR FORCES<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>VOLUNTEER RESERVE<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2009</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>188,600</p></td><td><p>34,790 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2010</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>191,710</p></td><td><p>33,490 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2011</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>186,360</p></td><td><p>31,260 e</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2012</p></td><td><p>221,330</p></td><td><p>179,800</p></td><td><p>31,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2013</p></td><td><p>211,340</p></td><td><p>170,710</p></td><td><p>30,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2014</p></td><td><p>198,810</p></td><td><p>159,630</p></td><td><p>28,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2015</p></td><td><p>195,690</p></td><td><p>153,720</p></td><td><p>31,260</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Volunteer Reserve includes mobilised volunteer reserves, High Readiness Reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service and Additional Duties Commitments, Non Regular Permanent Staff and Expeditionary Forces Institute. Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>UK Forces Service Personnel comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and FTRS of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. Unless otherwise stated, includes trained and untrained personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>UK Regular Forces Full-time trained and untrained personnel and excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and reservists.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>Rounding</strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Symbols</strong></p><p>e – estimate</p><p>.. – Not Available</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5682 HL5684 question first answered 10/02/2016 17:35:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

447540

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the retention of reservists in the Armed Forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL5442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Reserves, in the House of Commons on 14 January 2016 to Question 21901.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-11/21901/</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/02/2016 15:41:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 14 January 2016 , HOC 21901.docx title Reserve Forces
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1547140

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the 2022 statutory report of the External Scrutiny Team on the state of the UK’s Volunteer Reserve Forces will be placed in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
	uin	HL3885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>We are very grateful to the External Scrutiny Team for their work and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will publish their 2022 report and the MOD response early in the New Year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 14/12/2022 17:22:32 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

1504651

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the 'Quarterly service personnel statistics 1 April 2022', what are the figures for reserve personnel, divided by service into (1) officers, and (2) other ranks, and by (a) strength, (b) inflow, and (c) outflow.
	tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
	uin	HL2092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The requested breakdowns by strength, intake and outflow are provided in the attached spreadsheets.</p><p> </p><p>The Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics (QSPS) 1 April 2022 contain the breakdown for the Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) in Tables 6a (trained strength) and 6b (untrained strength) by Officers and Other Ranks. Combining the totals and sub-totals of these tables provides the total FR20 strength by service, broken down by Officers and Other Ranks. While the figures for FR20 intake and outflow split by Officers and Other Ranks have not been included in current or previous editions of the QSPS publication, FR20 intake and outflow by service (as a whole) are available in tables 7b and 7c.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL2093 question first answered 21/09/2022 09:16:21 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 1 April 2022 FR20 Strength, Intake and Outflow by Service and OfficerRank.xlsx title HL2092 - Armed Forces Statistics
	tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

1144122

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the report of the External Scrutiny Team on the Reserve Forces, provided to the Ministry of Defence on 1 June, will be placed in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
	uin	HL17610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The report, which was received on 1 July 2019, was placed in the Library of the House on 3 September 2019. The Ministry of Defence will respond to the report in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:04 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

1305870

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 23 March (HL Deb, col 811), whether the review of reserves by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton will cover the provision of soldiers for 'Military Aid to the Civil Power', including (1) resilience, and (2) disaster relief, following the recent cut in the size of the armed forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL14610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>The Reserve Forces 2030 (RF30) review was initiated by the Chief of the Defence Staff in February 2020. Lord Lancaster was invited to prepare an independent report on the reserve forces and how their likely future employment will contribute to defence and wider Government out to 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The RF30 review has yet to be published, but is a welcome and thorough review of reserves’ contribution to the Armed Forces including resilience. The MOD will carefully consider all of the review’s recommendations and report back to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 31/03/2021 14:26:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1258584

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations External Scrutiny Team Report 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
	uin	HL11115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>We are very grateful to the External Scrutiny Team for their work, and the Ministry of Defence will publish their 2020 report early in the New Year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/12/2020 13:12:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley