Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 December 2001. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 December 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) tanks, (b) fixed wing aircraft and (c) military personnel are serving in (i) Germany and (ii) other European union countries; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) tanks, (b) fixed wing aircraft and (c) military personnel are serving in (i) Germany and (ii) other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement. [18802] Mr. Ingram: There are currently 216 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks in Germany, and none in other European Union countries (excluding the United Kingdom). There have been no fixed wing aircraft based in Germany since September 2001. There are 17,350 military personnel serving in Germany and 1,400 serving in other European Union countries (excluding the UK) at 1 September 2001.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18802; 376 c349W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Armed forces Deployment EU countries Germany Staff Military aircraft Tanks Challenger tanks
Contains statistics: Yes
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