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Iraq: Reserve Forces Call-out

Volume 697: debated on Monday 7 January 2008

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence
(Baroness Taylor of Bolton)

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

With the expiry of the call-out order made last January, I am reporting that a new order has been made under Section 54 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 so that reservists may continue to be called out into service to support operations in Iraq. The new order is valid for 12 months.

Some 270 reservists are currently mobilised and deployed to support operations in Iraq. We are very appreciative of the continuing support and commitment shown by both reservists and their employers.