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Written question asked by Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 3 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 March 2017. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Friday, 10 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Egypt: Armed Forces

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of each service of the armed forces are stationed in Egypt.

Answer

There are five UK Armed Forces personnel stationed in Egypt, one Royal Navy, three Army and one RAF. Three are based in the Defence Section in the British Embassy in Cairo and two are deployed with the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping organisation in Sinai.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
66499
Session
2016-17
Related items
Yemen: Military Intervention
Monday, 20 March 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Egypt
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk