Question follow-through · 25999
Army Reserve
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Westminster Hall debate on the army reserve on 22 April 2026, whether a decision has been taken on any changes to the number of reserve service days in 2026-27.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Ministry of Defence: Written Questions · 7 Sept 2026
- Army Reserve: Training · 8 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Westminster Hall debate on the army reserve on 22 April 2026, whether a decision has been taken on any changes to the number of reserve service days in 2026-27.
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Army does not set a number for RSDs, instead RSD allocations vary by Reservist. The Army manages Reserve workforce expenditure through actual spend monitoring and prioritises funding for activity that directly supports operational outputs.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
7 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the Question 16875 from the Rt hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire.
Army Reserve: Training
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide additional detail on the commitment to protecting time, funding and equipment for Reserves in training in the Defence Investment Plan, including timescales, benchmarks and KPIs.