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Question follow-through · 5719

Reserve Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has produced a plan to enhance the scale and agility of the Active and Strategic Reserves, which accounts for the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has produced a plan to enhance the scale and agility of the Active and Strategic Reserves, which accounts for the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    As at 1 January 2026 - The Trained Strength of the Active Army Reserve Group A and S population was 17,512, this is against a target of 28,371Figures for the Army Reserve intake for each of the last five years are below: Group A and S Intake from 1 April ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional instructors and permanent staff will be required to deliver Army Reserve basic training at alternative sites following the closure of Army Training Regiment Grantham.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of relocating Army Reserve basic training away from Grantham on the geographic accessibility of training for reservists in civilian employment.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated capital receipt from the planned disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks is.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prince William of Gloucester Barracks

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of relocating the units and training functions based at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how capital receipt from the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks will be used; and whether any will be reinvested in Army Reserve training infrastructure.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Reserve Forces: Training

4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in the Defence training estate on the likelihood of achieving the Strategic Defence Review 2025's reserve personnel targets.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army

4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the future basing of 167 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps following the closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Catering

4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the Army Reserve School of Catering will be located following the planned closure of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Army Training Centre Pirbright to accommodate (a) the Army Reserve basic training programme currently delivered at Army Training Regiment Grantham and (b) the re

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to UIN 5711, whether the establishment of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review has been announced to Parliament.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5711 on Army Reserve: Training, whether he has considered the potential merits of awaiting the conclusion of the Army Reserve Basic Training Review before proceed

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Army Reserve: Training

8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5711 on Army Reserve: Training, whether the disposal of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks will be paused until the Army Reserve Basic Training Review has repo