Written question asked by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 November 2001. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Friday, 16 November 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops have been stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops have been stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [13774] Mr. Ingram: The number of Armed Forces personnel stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years is set out in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. As at 31 October Number of troops 1991 17,962 1992 18,982 1993 19,022 1994 18,345 1995 17,070 1996 16,490 1997 16,716 1998 15,566 1999 14,459 2000 13,640 2001 13,820 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 13774; 374 c955-6W;374 c956W
Session: 2001-02
Related items: Northern Ireland
Monday, 18 July 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Deployment Northern Ireland Staff
Contains statistics: Yes
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