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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Monday, 4 April 2011.

Armed Forces: Bomb Disposal

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many high threat operators have been deployed to Afghanistan from (a) the Royal Air Force, (b) the Royal Engineers, (c) the Royal Logistics Corps, and (d) the Royal Navy, in the past three years.
Answer

The number of high threat explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operators deployed to Afghanistan from the Royal Air Force, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Logistics Corps, and the Royal Navy in the past three years are as follows:

No. of personnel deployed as High Threat/Advance EOD Operators in support of operations in Afghanistan.
2008 2009 2010
Royal Air Force 0 0 1
Royal Engineers 0 0 2
Royal Logistics Corps 11 20 19
Royal Navy 0 0 0
No. of personnel deployed employed in related roles as High Threat/Advance EOD Operators and staff appointments in Afghanistan.¹
2008 2009 2010
Royal Air Force 0 0 0
Royal Engineers 0 0 0
Royal Logistics Corps 6 11 12
Royal Navy 0 0 0

"¹ These are essential headquarters-based appointments; they are not required for deployment on C-IED missions but they require the knowledge associated with being a high threat/advance EOD operator."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8097; 726 c317-8WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Bomb disposal Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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