Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Friday, 16 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 (named day). It was answered by Al Carns (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
NATO: Staff
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK staff were employed at NATO headquarters in Brussels in each of the last five financial years.
- Answer
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UK Defence personnel posted to NATO’s headquarters in Brussels include members of the Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence Civil Servants. These figures are captured in the table below.
UK Military Staff
NATO HQ Brussels
Financial Year (FY) 2021-22
FY 2022-23
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
UK Delegation
20
20
20
21
21
International Military Staff (IMS)
24
25
26
29
25
Total
44
45
46
50
46*
* This will increase to 47 in March 26
UK Civilian Staff
NATO HQ Brussels
FY 2021-22
FY 2022-23
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
FY 2025-26
UK Delegation
15
14
10
10
12
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 106313
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Staff NATO Brussels
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-01-21 16:42:06 +0000
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