Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 October 2007. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 8 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Reserve Forces: Driving

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the statement of 11 June 2007, Official Report, column 38WS, on Drivers' Hours (Derogation for Reservists), if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidelines developed by his Department.

Answer: Formal internal MOD instructions for reservists who may be affected by this amended legislation were developed jointly by the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Transport, and issued in April 2007. All Reserve Units were notified through the chain of command in the normal manner, and employers were made aware of this via the Supporting Britain's Reservists (SaBRE) campaign. This document has been available on the SaBRE website since 10 April, at the following location:"http://www.sabre.mod.uk/output/Page532.asp."I will place a printed copy of the guidelines in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 154057; 464 c74W
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 07/2097
Monday, 8 October 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Drivers' Hours (Derogation for Reservists)
Monday, 11 June 2007
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Driving Reserve forces Working hours Territorial Army
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