To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the number and location of overseas deployments of Army Reserve personnel were in the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of potential increases in the number of such deployments in the next 12 months.
Answered on
26 April 2016
The number and location of Army Reserve deployments in the last 12 months are shown in the following table:
Location | Personnel Number |
Afghanistan | 65 |
Algeria | ~ |
Bahrain | ~ |
Cyprus | 175 |
Egypt | ~ |
Ethiopia | ~ |
Falkland Islands | 10 |
Iraq | 35 |
Italy | ~ |
Jordan | ~ |
Kenya | 5 |
Kuwait | ~ |
Latvia | 15 |
Malawi | ~ |
Nigeria | 15 |
Oman | ~ |
Senegal | 10 |
Sudan | ~ |
Sierra Leone | 15 |
Somalia | ~ |
Tunisia | ~ |
Ukraine | ~ |
Uganda | ~ |
Rounding is necessary, as a means of disclosure control and the preservation of anonymity; it also improves the clarity of output and conveys an appropriate level of precision to users.
‘~’ is less than five.
It is expected that reserve mobilisation is likely to double during 2016.
Formed Reserve bodies will be deploying on some 23 overseas exercises this year; the majority of these will be at Company level. 4 PARA will also deploy for one rotation of the Falkland Islands Reinforcement Company in June-July 2016, while the intent is for 4 LANCS to be the Cyprus lead in October 2016.