Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 109090

Reserve Forces: Finance

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Steve Barclay

ConservativeNorth East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of (a) comments made in the SDSR on funding for a 20 per cent increase the reserves with (b) comments made by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at col.7

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
I am grateful for the contribution of our Reserve Forces, who help the UK Armed Forces meet the threats we face at home and abroad, with the scale, skills, agility and connection to society that we need in a cost‑effective way. The diversity of knowledge,...

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