Written question asked by Jim Murphy (Labour) on Monday, 16 July 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 September 2012. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 September 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Army
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people he expects to be in the (a) reactive and (b) adaptable force at any one time; and what estimate he has made of the proportion of reserves in each such force.
[118094]
- Answer
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Approximately 20,000 regular and 2,000 reserve personnel will be permanently allocated to the reaction force and approximately 12,500 regular and 8,000 reserve personnel will be permanently allocated to the adaptable force. The remaining personnel will be either supporting ‘Force Troops’ (which includes, for example, the artillery, engineers and intelligence units); or allocated to other front line tasks (such as the permanent presence in Cyprus); Falklands, or allocated to non-front line tasks (such as training).
Under the Army 2020 concept, the integrated army reserve will be ready and able to deploy routinely at sub-unit level and in some case as formed units on an enduring stabilisation operation as part of both reaction and adaptable forces.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 118094; 549 c304W
- Session
- 2012-13
- Subjects
- Army Reserve forces
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