Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 20 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 March 2023. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Monday, 27 March 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

NATO Response Force

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops the UK contributed to the NATO Response Force in each year since 2010.

Answer: The Ministry of Defence is only required to keep non-operational records for five-years. For the previous five-years, the UK troop contribution to the NATO Response Force (NRF) was as follows: 2018 - 1,993 troops; 2019 - 934 troops; 2020 - 934 troops; 2021 - 1416 troops; 2022 - 495 troops and in 2023 - 4,719 troops. The troop levels fluctuate as Allies' commitments to the NRF are based on annual rotational system. Each year the framework nation changes as does the composition of Allied forces.

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