Reserve Forces: Manpower

Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what timetable has been set for reaching the target personnel establishment for the (a) Territorial Army and (b) reserve forces.

Mr. Kevan Jones
There is no fixed timetable set for reaching the target personnel establishment. However, it will be achieved as soon as possible, subject to normal recruiting and resource constraints, which is anticipated to take a number of years.