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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 March 2016 (named day). It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Friday, 11 March 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


RAF Akrotiri: Armed Forces

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of military personnel based at RAF Akrotiri in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Staffing numbers at RAF Akrotiri are kept under review and fluctuate in response to operational requirements. The average number of UK Military personnel based at RAF Akrotiri in each of the last 12 months is as follows and includes those temporarily deployed in support of Operation SHADER:

March 2015

1,096

April 2015

1,142

May 2015

1,162

June 2015

1,170

July 2015

1,156

August 2015

1,137

September 2015

1,095

October 2015

1,140

November 2015

1,139

December 2015

1,301

January 2016

1,368

February 2016

1,341


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30371
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment RAF Akrotiri
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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