Written question asked by Julian Brazier (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 July 2008. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Thursday, 3 July 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Air Force: Reserve Forces

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many part-time reserve air crew there are in (a) the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, (b) Air Experience Flights, (c) University Air Squadron Institutions and (d) the Royal Naval Reserve Air Branch.

Answer

The following table shows the breakdown by category and the total number of Part-Time Reserve Air Crew.

Branch	Number of part-time reserve air crew personnel
Reserve Air Force¹	46
Air Experience Flights (AEF) and University Air Squadron Institutions (UAS)²	270
Royal Naval Reserve Air Branch (RNR)	108
Total	424
¹ The Reserve Air Force comprises the RAF Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
² It is not possible to show separate figures for AEF and UAS.

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