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Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2010. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 26 July 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) uniformed armed forces personnel, (b) civilian support workers and (c) contractors were employed in security work in Afghanistan in each of the last 24 months.
Answer

The Ministry of Defence keeps the number of armed forces and civilian personnel deployed to Afghanistan under constant review. Civil servants deploy to Afghanistan to support the armed forces but they are not directly involved in security operations.The force levels over the last two years are as follows:

Military Civilian
July 2008 8,100 40
June 2009 9,000 56
November 2009 9,500 97
July 2010 9,500 133

The Department does not directly contract with private military security companies in Afghanistan.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9769; 514 c614-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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