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Royal Fleet Reserve

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 6 December 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence why he intends to increase the number of Royal Fleet Reserve (marine officers and marines) that may be maintained for service; and if he will make a statement. (105960)

There are no plans to increase the size of the Royal Fleet Reserves (RFR). Currently all naval Service personnel, on leaving the Regular Navy and Marines, have a liability for service in the RFR that automatically ceases after a fixed period of time. The actual numbers of personnel on the RFR are therefore self-regulatory and will vary from month to month.