Call-Out Order (Iraq/Afghanistan) Debate
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Call-Out Order (Iraq/Afghanistan)
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The Minister for the Armed Forces (Nick Harvey)
With the expiry of the call-out order made on 5 January 2010, a new order has been made under section 56(1)(a) of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable reservists to continue to be called out into service in support of operations in the region of Iraq and the Gulf
The new order is effective until 4 January 2012, small numbers of reservists continue to be required to support operations in the region and some 44 are currently called out and serving, of whom 20 are in the region.