Mr. Neil Richardson:

There are multiple ways we could suggest. Ultimately, it is going to be a matter for military management to make a decision on whether that is a return to RDF training centres or some form of physical presence in these communities in order to make it easier for reservists to attend. That is one potential option. Another would involve the provision of military transportation. If a training centre cannot be brought to the reservist, then the reservist can be brought to the training centre. I want to quote something from a document that was released yesterday. I think it may address some of these points. It is the Department of Defence and Defence Forces Strategy Statement 2025-2028. Section 17 is on defence-led commitments arising from the programme for Government 2025:

Ensure the further development of our Reserve Defence Force, ensuring that the newly established Office of Reserve Affairs and the Regeneration and Development Plan is fully resourced and equipped and take all steps to increase the number of reserves.

That is now in a strategy statement released yesterday. We would argue that to take all steps would include looking at how we either bring training or service into communities to the reservists or bring applicants or reservists from those communities to places where they can render service.