Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Deployment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times elements of the Theatre Reserve Battalion in Cyprus have been deployed to (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq in each year since 2003, broken down by (i) length of deployment and (ii) unit down to the company level.

Answer

The Theatre Reserve Battalion, based in Cyprus, has been deployed on the occasions listed in the following table.

Date	Unit	Grouping	Theatre	Duration (months)
January 2005	1 Royal Highland Fusiliers	Battalion HQ and 3 Companies	Iraq	1
October 2005	1 Royal Highland Fusiliers	1 Company	Iraq	1.5
April 2006	2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers	2 Companies	Iraq	2
July 2006	2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers	1 Company	Afghanistan	4
September 2006	2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers	Battalion HQ and 2 Companies	Iraq	2
January 2007	2 Royal Regiment Fusiliers	1 Company	Afghanistan	3
April 2007	1 Royal Welsh	Battalion HQ and 1 Company	Afghanistan	5
May 2007	1 Royal Welsh	1 Company	Iraq	4
October 2007	1 Royal Welsh	1 Company	Afghanistan	1
November 2007	1 Royal Welsh	1 Company	Afghanistan	2
January 2008	1 Royal Welsh	1 Company	Afghanistan	1
February 2008	1 Royal Welsh	1 Company	Afghanistan	4
June 2008	2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment	1 Company	Afghanistan	3
August 2008	2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment	Battalion HQ and 1 Company	Afghanistan	3

One Company from 2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment is currently deployed to Afghanistan.

Secondary information