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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Calvin Bailey (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Reserve Forces

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing a digitised approach to Reserves management by January 2027, as outlined in Recommendation 28.

Answer

Funding has been allocated in the Defence Investment Plan to enable the digital management and administration of the Strategic Reserve, including communications, the mobilisation process and data handling. Work is currently underway to deliver this..


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22930
Session
2026-27
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2025-0341
Monday, 2 June 2025
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Reserve forces
Link
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