Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 November 2017 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 November 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Training

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units from HM Armed Forces will be participating in cold weather training in Norway in 2018; and how many such personnel will take part from each unit.

Answer

The UK Armed Forces units and the numbers of personnel that are planned to take part in cold weather training in Norway in 2018 are given below:

Unit		Personnel numbers
45 Commando Royal Marines		130
Commando Logistics Regiment Royal Marines		70
Queen’s Dragoon Guards, 1 Royal Irish, Queen's Royal Hussars		35
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Brigade, 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, 1 YORKS, Light Dragoons		10
Total		245

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 110567
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Armed Forces: Training
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Norway Weather Training
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk