Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 8 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 October 2007. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Reserve Forces: Deployment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many volunteer reservists in each service are deployed on operations.

Answer

As at 31 August 2007 (the latest figures available), the number of volunteer reservists deployed on operations was:

	Royal Navy Reserve	Royal Marines Reserve	Territorial Army	Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Telic (Iraq)	26	9	169	66
Herrick (Afghanistan)	6	0	397	45
Oculus (Balkans)	1	0	15	0
Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of Congo	0	0	0	0
Global Counter Terrorism	0	0	6	0
Total	33	9	587	111

In addition, there were 627 reservists mobilised on pre-deployment training, receiving medical treatment, or on post operational leave.

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