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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 February 2005. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 February 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK forces personnel are serving in Germany; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.
Answer

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK forces personnel are serving in Germany; and if he will make a statement. [210303] Mr. Caplin: Around 23,000 Service personnel are permanently based in Germany. Of these, around 4,000 are currently deployed on operations outside the Federal Republic.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
210303; 430 c901W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Armed forces Army Deployment Germany Staff
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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