Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 26 January 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are assigned to (a) theatres of conflict and (b) peace-keeping duties, broken down by country or region involved. - Including table. (Holding answer 22 January 2004).

Answer: Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are assigned to (a) theatres of conflict and (b) peacekeeping duties, broken down by country or region involved. [150024] Mr. Ingram: [holding answer 22 January 2004]:There are approximately 12,000 British Service personnel deployed outside the United Kingdom to theatres of conflict and peace-keeping duties: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Iraq/The Gulf 9,800 The Balkans (Kosovo and Bosnia) 1,400 UN Peace-keeping operations: Cyprus 400 Afghanistan 340 Africa 40 Georgia 10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures exclude Service personnel onboard ships and MOD civilian personnel deployed to these locations in support of these operations.

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