Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Chloe Smith Excerpts
Monday 12th January 2015

(9 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Brazier
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In the latest six months, 2,130 recruits were enlisted into the Army Reserve. I ask the hon. Lady to think very carefully before making jokes about the Army Reserve. Whatever policy differences there are, 30 members of the reserve forces—24 of them from the Territorial Army—have died on operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Chloe Smith Portrait Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con)
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21. Could the Minister also give us a short update on his progress on the cyber-reserves?

Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Brazier
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Recruiting for the cyber-reserves is on course in all three services, but I am afraid that I am not allowed to give any details of the planned structure, for obvious security reasons.