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Iraq

Volume 405: debated on Thursday 15 May 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans exist to release reservists serving in the Iraq theatre. [111357]

As the Secretary of State for Defence stated on 30 April 2003, Official Report, columns 15–16WS, we will continue to withdraw assets and personnel from the region where possible, but we will maintain an appropriate military presence for as long as is necessary. The requirement for Reservists will match this pattern. As at 12 May some 533 Reservists serving on Operation Telic had been demobilised.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what efforts are being made to return TA soldiers serving in the Gulf to their employers at the earliest opportunity. [112648]

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the reservists on duty in Iraq will be brought home. [112876]

As the my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence stated in his written ministerial statement on 30 April 2003, Official Report, columns 15–16WS, we will continue to withdraw assets and personnel from the region where possible, but we will maintain an appropriate military presence for as long as is necessary. The requirement for Reservists will match this pattern. As at 12 May 2003 some 533 Reservists serving on Op TELIC had been demobilised.