Written question asked by Andrew Turner (Conservative) on Monday, 4 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 February 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 7 February 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British military personnel, and of what ranks, were directly under the command of personnel of other nationalities in K-FOR on 1st January each year since June 1999. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military personnel, and of what ranks, were directly under the command of personnel of other nationalities in KFOR on 1 January each year since June 1999. [34112] Mr. Ingram: British military personnel in KFOR are under the operational command of the UK Chief of Joint Operations. Operational control of most elements of the UK contribution is delegated to Commander KFOR, who has not been a UK officer since October 1999. Some individuals are seconded to posts in the NATO chain of command, where they come under more direct day to day command of a non-UK officer. The information cannot be provided in the form requested, however the table gives details available from records held. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year HQ KFOR Kosovo HQ KFOR Fyrom September 2000 46 12 February 2001 48 17 January 2002 35 16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Details of rank are not available, but the majority will be officers.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 34112; 379 c1090W;379 c1084W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Armed conflict Peacekeeping operations Staff Kosovo KFOR Multinational forces
Contains statistics: Yes
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