Written question asked by Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 7 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 July 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 18 July 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Northern Ireland
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Army personnel were stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
- Answer
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I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 November 2001, Official Report, columns 955–56W, to the hon. Member for New Forest, West (Mr. Swayne). The number of armed forces personnel (Army, Navy and Air Force) stationed in Northern Ireland since then is set out in the following table:
As at 31 October Number of troops 2002 13,810 2003 12,534 2004 11,047 2005 10,154 (7) The figure for 2005 is taken as at 30 June. The General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland (GOC NI) also has under his command troops that are rear based in Great Britain that can be called forward to the Province as and when required. In addition, other troops can be made available to the GOC NI from Land Command if required, for example during the marching season.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 11653; 436 c1320-2W;436 c1320-2W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Related items
- Subjects
- Armed forces Northern Ireland
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