Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 March 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 March 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reservists from (a) Middlesbrough, (b) Teesside and (c) the UK (i) have been called up, (ii) are in mobilisation centres for, and (iii) have been deployed to each of the armed forces. - Includes figure and fact that the requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many reservists from (a) Middlesbrough, (b) Teesside and (c) the UK (i) have been called up, (ii) are in mobilisation centres for, and (iii) have been deployed to each of the armed forces. [104679] Dr. Moonie: The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. As at 18 March, 8,005 call-out notices had been issued, with 5,828 reservists having reported to their mobilisation point. 5,040 had been accepted into service. The overall requirement for reservists stands at 5,622.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 104679; 402 c140W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Iraq Training Reserve forces Tees Valley Iraq conflict Middlesbrough
Contains statistics: Yes
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