House of Lords written question – answered at on 16 July 2003.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What arrangements exist betwen SERCo Aerospace and the RAF for the provision of sponsored reserves.
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The use of sponsored reserves is designed to cover specialist support roles where the call-out is not dependent on a level of crisis. Delegation of call-out powers has been authorised to the Air Secretary and authorised officers on his staff, in the same way as for other sponsored reserves. Call-out notices are served routinely every few weeks under existing delegated powers, and there are currently other sponsored reservists under contract with the Royal Navy as well as with the RAF. Naval sponsored reserves exist as part of the Strategic Sealift project, as well as providing hydrographic support to survey vessels, and RAF sponsored reserves have signed agreements with the Mobile Meteorological Unit.
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