Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 February 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 February 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the UK armed forces are serving in Sierra Leone. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the UK armed forces are serving in Sierra Leone. [95233] Mr. Ingram: On 31 July 2002 the security situation in Sierra Leone was judged to be benign enough to end Operation SILKMAN (the overarching operation for United Kingdom forces in Sierra Leone) leaving a self- sustaining UK-led International Military Advisory and Training Team (EVLATT). The IMATT currently involves some 114 personnel, of which around 100 are members of the UK armed forces. The UK also provides the Chief of Staff, six HQ staff officers and 15 military observers to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 95233; 399 c290W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Deployment Peacekeeping operations Staff Sierra Leone
Contains statistics: Yes
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