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1691194

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of posting permanent staff instructors to Army Reserves volunteer sub-units.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>Permanent Staff Instructors continue to have a vital role in planning and executing training for Army Reservists. Under Future Soldier, every Army Reserve sub-unit is expected to have two Permanent Staff Instructors.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 15393 question first answered 01/03/2024 13:16:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1691195

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
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 post permanent staff instructors to Army Reserves volunteer sub-units.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>Permanent Staff Instructors continue to have a vital role in planning and executing training for Army Reservists. Under Future Soldier, every Army Reserve sub-unit is expected to have two Permanent Staff Instructors.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 15392 question first answered 01/03/2024 13:16:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1690128

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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 make an assessment of the adequacy of the size of the Army Reserves.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	14734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Army is continuing to work on optimising the Army Reserve, which will have a structure of 30,100 under Future Soldier plans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/02/2024 07:53:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1690130

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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 army reservists are mobilised for service with the regular army.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	14736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>As per the official National Statistics there were 798 Mobilised Army Reserves as at 1 October 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/02/2024 07:53:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1645767

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of differences between the pension entitlements of reservists in the Army and reservists in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force on retention levels in the Army Reserves.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	190234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>All Reserve Forces in the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force who joined from 1 April 2015 are members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) 15.</p><p> </p><p>Pension entitlements are one of a variety of financial incentives offered by the Department to attract and retain Reservists.</p><p> </p><p>Other Departmental financial incentives include a daily pay rate, which increases as Reservists rise through the ranks, paid leave, and an additional annual tax-free bounty received on achieving criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Department regularly re-evaluates the wider offer made to Reservists, identifying new ways to retain our talented Service people. Currently, for example, the Department is reviewing Reservist training and working to identify further operational opportunities.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2023 14:04:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

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

1503453

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the responsibilities of the new 19th Light Brigade will be.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>19th Light Brigade, whose headquarters was established in June 2022, has been designed to command and force generate ten Army Reserve combat units. The Brigade will prepare and deploy Army Reserve personnel for operations and activity, in support of 1(UK) Division and wider Defence tasks.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 08/09/2022 11:34:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1504053

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the size of the Army Reserve.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>As part of Future Soldier, the Army Reserve will be better integrated with the Regular Army with a whole force of over 100,000, comprising of 73,000 Regular Service personnel and 30,100 Army Reserve personnel. This means the Army Reserve now has a dedicated warfighting role and has primacy for UK resilience tasks.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/09/2022 12:30:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

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

1465136

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answers of 9 February 2022 to Question 117745 on Army Reserve: Training and of 28 March 2022 to Question 906313 on Army Reserve, what recent estimate he has made of the trained workforce requirement of the Army Reserve, excluding those personnel undergoing phase 1 training, under future plans, broken down by (a) the British Army, (b) Strategic Command, (c) the Royal Navy, (d) the RAF and (e) other; and if he will provide those figures in comparison to those given in Answer to Question 117745.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	6728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 9 February 2022 to Questions 117744 and 117745 to the hon. Member for South Norfolk, as the figures showing future workforce requirement of the Army Reserve have not changed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey attachment 1 file name UIN 117744.docx title Army Reserve Training 2 file name UIN117745.docx title Army Reserve Training question first answered 31/05/2022 15:37:31 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway