Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 November 2001. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 November 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel are serving overseas, broken down by (a) unit and (b) country in which they are serving. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK military personnel are serving overseas, broken down by (a) unit and (b) country in which they are serving. [12080] Mr. Ingram: The following table shows the number of UK regular forces serving overseas as at 1 September 2001 broken down by service. To break down the figures to unit level could be provided only at disproportionate cost. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Navy Army RAF Total Overseas total 4,551 33,116 5,435 43,102 Continental Europe 441 17,423 2,006 19,870 Cyprus 8 2,053 1,089 3,150 Gibraltar 217 70 114 401 Other Europe 490 2,986 106 3,582 Near and Middle East 396 2,586 819 3,801 Far East 18 239 23 280 Others 2,981 7,759 1,278 12,018 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: DASA (Tri-Service)

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