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Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 18 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2020. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 June 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Deployment

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the UK Armed Forces are currently deployed on NATO operations, broken down by service.

Answer

In total there are 2,005 members of the UK Armed Forces deployed on NATO operations. The Navy has 14 deployed, the Army has 1,727 deployed and the RAF has 264 deployed.

This table provides greater detail should it be required.

Country

Army

RAF

Navy

Total

LITHUANIA

2

164

1

167

ESTONIA

838

1

1

840

POLAND

136

1

0

137

KOSOVO

20

0

0

20

IRAQ

4

1

1

6

AFGHANISTAN

727

97

11

835

Total

1727

264

14

2005

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4592
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment NATO
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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