Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made on the effect on reservist recruitment and retention of paying reservists a quarter day's pay as opposed to a half day's pay for their evening's training.

The Ministry of Defence has not carried out any specific research into a proposal to pay Reservists a half day's pay for training in the evening. The Future Reserves 2020 programme has delivered a significant improvement to the overall Reserves experience which has been demonstrated by improved recruitment numbers.