Territorial Army

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which campaigns Territorial Army units have served since 1990; and what proportion of reservists (a) is committed and (b) was committed in (i) 1990 and (ii) 1997. [116665]

Dr. Moonie
Territorial Army units have served in the following operational theatres since 1990: -------------
|Theatre    |
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|Gulf       |
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|Bosnia     |
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|Afghanistan|
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|Balkans    |
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|Iraq       |
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The proportion of reservists committed to operations is as follows (as at 1 May 2003):
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|                    |
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|Royal Naval Reserve |
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|Royal Marine Reserve|
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|Territorial Army    |
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|Reserve Air Forces  |
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I am unable to provide the figures requested for shortfall by rank and branch for any of the Reserve Forces. Information is available for the TA on shortages by specialism. This is given in the following table (as at 1 April 2003):

Figures for previous years are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.