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Miss Fookes
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the strength of reserve forces; and what changes are planned for the future.
Mr. Freeman
The reserve forces make anessential contribution to our defence effort and a continuing expansion is in hand. Details of the strength if the reserves are published in volume II of the annual defence White Paper. The latest available figures, 1 January 1987, are as follows:
| '000 | |
| Royal Navy/Royal Marines | |
| Regular Reserves | 26·7 |
| Volunteer Reserves and Auxiliary Forces | 6·6 |
| Army | |
| Regular Reserves | 158·8 |
| Territorial Army | 77·9 |
| Ulster Defence Regiment | 6·6 |
| Home Service Force | 3·3 |
| RAF | |
| Regular Reserves | 32·5 |
| Volunteer Reserves and Auxiliary Forces | 1·3 |