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Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Friday, 1 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 December 2017. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Monday, 11 December 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


RAF Volunteer Reserve

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the total strength of the Royal Air Force Reserve as of 1 October 2017 are eligible to (a) deploy on overseas exercises, (b) deploy on overseas operations and (c) be mobilised.

Answer

As at 1 October 2017, some 1,590 Royal Auxiliary Air Force personnel have an eligibility for mobilisation and deployment on overseas exercises. Of those, some 1,510 personnel are also eligible to deploy on overseas operations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
116990
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Deployment RAF Volunteer Reserve
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk