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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British service personnel are (a) deployed and (b) stationed in (i) Germany, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Bosnia-Herzegovina, (iv) Croatia, (v) Kosovo, (vi) Albania, (vii) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (viii) Sierra Leone, (ix) the Gulf Region, (x) Turkey, (xi) Gibraltar, (xii) Belize, (xiii) Kenya, (xiv) Canada and (xv) The Falkland Islands. - Inc tables.
Answer

Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British service personnel are (a) deployed and (b) stationed in (i) Germany, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Bosnia-Herzegovina, (iv) Croatia, (v) Kosovo, (vi) Albania, (vii) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, (viii) Sierra Leone, (ix) the Gulf Region, (x) Turkey, (xi) Gibraltar, (xii) Belize, (xiii) Kenya, (xiv) Canada and (xv) The Falkland Islands. [165596] Mr. Ingram: The approximate numbers of British service personnel deployed or stationed in the locations specified are shown below: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Location Deployed Stationed Germany 0 17,900 Northern Ireland 0 13,000 Bosnia-Herzegovina 990 0 Croatia 0 0 Kosovo 1,000 0 Albania 0 0 FYR of Macedonia 20 0 Sierra Leone 20 0 The Gulf Region 8,700 0 Turkey 0 0 Gibraltar 0 500 Belize 0 30 Kenya (training team only) 0 10 Canada (training team only) 0 200 The Falkland Islands 1,150 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The above figures do not include personnel serving in loan/diplomatic posts, on temporary training or small detachments. However, significant numbers of personnel are also currently serving in the three following locations: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Location Deployed Stationed Afghanistan 480 Nil Cyprus 400 3,000 Brunei Nil 1,100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All figures have been rounded.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
420 c15W; 165596
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Brunei Cyprus Canada Gibraltar Germany Falkland Islands Northern Ireland Sierra Leone Albania Afghanistan Croatia Turkey Kosovo Bosnia and Herzegovina Gulf states North Macedonia Belize Kenya
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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