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Reserve Forces: Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a Jackal driver.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
23 Mar 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many members of the UK’s Active Reserve forces were qualified and current as a Jackal driver.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    For reasons of operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not disclose detailed information on internal force structures or strengths.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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