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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are stationed in Israel; and what their (a) locations and (b) responsibilities are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are stationed in Israel; and what their (a) locations and (b) responsibilities are.
The UK has a number of Armed Forces personnel across the Middle East, working closely with partners to carry out defence engagement and to uphold regional stability. I cannot go into specifics for operational security purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location is of and (b) deployment levels are at each NATO (i) owned and (ii) operated sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location is of and (b) deployment levels are at each NATO (i) owned and (ii) operated sites.
The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area.
The table below shows the number of UK personnel posted to NATO Peacetime Establishment locations, with personnel in 39 NATO locations in 19 countries all over Europe and the Continental US, and the UK has proportional workforce equity at all locations.
Country | Location | UK Fill |
| Country | Location | UK Fill |
Belgium | Brussels | 50 |
| Netherlands | Brunssum | 110 |
Mons | 170 |
| Norway | Stavanger | 30 | |
Bulgaria | Sofia | ~ |
| Poland | Bydgoszcz | ~ |
Estonia | Tallin | ~ |
| Elblag | ~ | |
France | Lille | 10 |
| Szczecin | ~ | |
Germany | Geilenkirchen | 10 |
| Portugal | Lisbon | 10 |
Munster | 10 |
| Oeiras | ~ | ||
Oberammergau | ~ |
| Romania | Bucharest | ~ | |
Ramstein | 70 |
| Slovakia | Bratislava | ~ | |
Uedem | 20 |
| Spain | Torrejon | 20 | |
Ulm | 20 |
| Valencia | ~ | ||
Wesel | 30 |
| Türkiye | Istanbul | 10 | |
Greece | Thessaloniki | ~ |
| Izmir | 30 | |
Italy | Milan | 20 |
| UK | Blandford | 50 |
Naples | 120 |
| Molesworth | 10 | ||
Poggio | 20 |
| Northwood | 60 | ||
Sigonella | ~ |
| Yeovilton | ~ | ||
Latvia | Adazi | ~ |
| USA | Norfolk | 50 |
| Riga | ~ |
| Tampa | ~ |
"~" denotes a number less than or equal to 5.
Data have been rounded to 10 and therefore totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Operation Crossways, when did 12th Regiment Royal Artillery deploy to Saudi Arabia with self propelled high velocity missiles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Operation Crossways, when did 12th Regiment Royal Artillery deploy to Saudi Arabia with self propelled high velocity missiles.
The 12th Regiment Royal Artillery deployed to Saudi Arabia with self-propelled high velocity missiles in May 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli armed forces personnel are in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli armed forces personnel are in the UK.
Israel is represented by Armed Forces personnel in its Embassy in the UK, and as participants in UK defence-led training courses.
There are currently six Israeli Armed Forces officers posted in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where each offshore patrol vessel (a) is deployed and (b) was manufactured; what the purchase cost was of each vessel; and what the annual (i) running and (ii) maintenance costs are of the Overseas Patrol Squadron.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where each offshore patrol vessel (a) is deployed and (b) was manufactured; what the purchase cost was of each vessel; and what the annual (i) running and (ii) maintenance costs are of the Overseas Patrol Squadron.
In answer to the hon. Member's questions I can provide the following information:
a) The offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) are currently deployed as follows:
- HMS Mersey, HMS Severn and HMS Tyne are all in the UK
- HMS Forth is in the South Atlantic with British Forces South Atlantic Islands
- HMS Medway is in Gibraltar
- HMS Trent is in the Caribbean
- HMS Tamar and HMS Spey are in the Indo-Pacific
b) HMS Mersey, HMS Severn and HMS Tyne are Batch 1 vessels, built by Vosper Thorneycroft at Southampton.
HMS Forth, HMS Medway, HMS Trent, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey are Batch 2 vessels, built at BAE Systems’ shipyards on the Clyde.
c) It is not possible to give a purchase cost for individual vessels, however the Contract value for the two Batches were:
- The contract for the three Batch 1 vessels had a value of £378 million.
- The contract for the five Batch 2 vessels had a value of £635 million.
i) The annual running costs for all OPVs for Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 was £54.122 million.
ii) The maintenance costs for all OPVs for FY 2022-23 was £51.250 million.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK military has been involved in combat operations in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK military has been involved in combat operations in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
The UK military has not been involved in combat operations in Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British special forces are on the ground in Gaza as of 27 November 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British special forces are on the ground in Gaza as of 27 November 2023.
It is longstanding Government policy not to comment on Special Forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the extra UK military personnel deployed to Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean since 7 October 2023 are based; and how many personnel are deployed in each of those countries as of 27 November 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the extra UK military personnel deployed to Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean since 7 October 2023 are based; and how many personnel are deployed in each of those countries as of 27 November 2023.
It has not been possible to obtain the information in the time available. I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are Israeli military personnel deployed on the British Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are Israeli military personnel deployed on the British Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus.
No.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries UK personnel are deployed with NATO; on which (a) NATO and (b) domestic bases are they stationed; and at what levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries UK personnel are deployed with NATO; on which (a) NATO and (b) domestic bases are they stationed; and at what levels.
The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area, with personnel deployed over twenty-one countries.
The number of UK personnel posted to NATO Peacetime Establishment locations (Table 1) and those deployed to NATO affiliated exercises and operations (Table 2) can be found below.
Table 1 – UK personnel deployed within the Peacetime Establishment in NATO as of June 2023.
Country | Organisation | Number of UK posts | Rank range |
Belgium | NATO HQ (Brussels) | 47 | OR4 – OF8 |
Belgium | SHAPE (Mons) | 169 | OR4 – OF9 |
Bulgaria | NFIU Bulgaria (Sofia) | 1 | OF3 |
Czech Republic | HQ ARRC (Vyskov) | 1 | OF4 |
Estonia | NFIU Estonia (Tallin) | 1 | OF4 |
France | NRDC HQ (Lille) | 10 | OR8 – OF6 |
Germany | NAEW&C FC (Geilenkirchen) | 9 | OR6 – OF6 |
Germany | 1 DEU NLD (Munster) | 6 | OR9 – OF5 |
Germany | NATO School (Oberammergau) | 3 | OR6 – OF4 |
Germany | AIRCOM (Ramstein) | 76 | OR4 – OF5 |
Germany | CAOCUE (Uedem) | 17 | OR4 – OF5 |
Germany | JSEC (Ulm) | 16 | OR4 – OF7 |
Germany | 1 NSB Wesel (Wesel) | 28 | OR3 – OF3 |
Greece | NRDC Greece (Thessaloniki) | 1 | OF3 |
Italy | NHRFI (Milan) | 17 | OR6 - OF7 |
Italy | JFCNP (Naples) | 124 | OR2 – OF7 |
Italy | DACCC (Poggio) | 26 | OR2 – OF5 |
Italy | NAGSF (Sigonella) | 6 | OR4 – OF3 |
Latvia | MND NE (Riga) | 4 | OF2 – OF5 |
Lithuania | NFIU Lithuania (Vilnius) | 1 | OF3 |
Netherlands | JFC Brunssum (Brunssum) | 109 | OR4 – OF7 |
Norway | JWC (Stavanger) | 32 | OR6 – OF5 |
Poland | JFTC (Bydgoszcz) | 3 | OF4 |
Poland | NFIU Poland (Bydgoszcz) | 1 | OF3 |
Poland | MND NE (Elblag) | 2 | OR7 – OF4 |
Poland | MNC NE (Szczecin) | 2 | OF3 – OF4 |
Portugal | STRIKFORNATO (Lisbon) | 14 | OR4 – OF7 |
Portugal | NCISS LATINA (Oiera) | 5 | OR7 – OR9 |
Romania | NFIU Romania (Bucharest) | 1 | OF3 |
Romania | MND SE (Bucharest) | 2 | OF3 - OF4 |
Slovakia | NFIU Slovakia (Bratislava) | 1 | OR6 |
Spain | CAOCTJ (Torrejon) | 15 | OR7 – OF4 |
Spain | NRDC Spain (Valencia) | 2 | OF3 – OF6 |
Türkiye | NRDC Turkiye (Istanbul) | 5 | OF4 – OF5 |
Türkiye | LANDCOM (Izmir) | 34 | OR6 – OF5 |
UK | 1NSB (Blandford) | 46 | OR3 – OF3 |
UK | CTC / NIFC (Molesworth) | 9 | OR7 – OF5 |
UK | MARCOM (Northwood) | 70 | OR4 – OF5 |
UK | JEWCS (Yeovilton) | 2 | OR2 – OR6 |
USA | SACT HQ (Norfolk, Virginia) | 51 | OR4 – OF8 |
USA | SHAPE Tampa (Tampa, Florida) | 1 | OF4 |
| Total | 969 | OR2 – OF9 |
Table 2 – NATO affiliated operations and exercises with UK troops deployed as of June 2023.
Ser | Activity | Outline | Location | Numbers Deployed |
1 | Op CABRIT Estonia | UK Contribution to NATO Forward Land Forces. (inclusive of Forward Land Forces, HQ CABRIT and Divisional Advisory Team). | Tapa and Tallinn, Estonia | 831 |
2 | Op CABRIT Poland Squadron | A UK Light Cavalry Squadron integrated with the US Forward Land Forces, including National Support Element. | Bemowo Piskie, Poland | 133 |
4 | Op ELGIN Bosnia | Staff Officers embedded in NATO HQ Sarajevo. | NATO HQ Sarajevo, Bosnia | 3 |
5 | Ex ARRCADE LEDGER | HQ ARRC and 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team Exercise. | NATO Forward Holding Base, Sennelager, Germany | 676 of which 43 are civilian contractors deployed through the Land Warfare Centre (LWC). |
5 | Ex JOINT COOPERATION | German sponsored NATO exercise. | Nirenburg, Germany | 2 |
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| TOTAL | 1,678 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180013 on Gibraltar: Armed Forces, what the nationalities are of the international military personnel deployed in Gibraltar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180013 on Gibraltar: Armed Forces, what the nationalities are of the international military personnel deployed in Gibraltar.
Allies and partners visit Gibraltar as required; we do not provide specific detail on the countries from which these personnel originate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether 50 elite UK military personnel were in Ukraine on 1 March 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether 50 elite UK military personnel were in Ukraine on 1 March 2023.
The United Kingdom does not recognise the term ‘elite’ as a formal description of any type of UK troops.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rules of engagement are for UK military personnel in Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the rules of engagement are for UK military personnel in Ukraine.
For operational and personnel security reasons we do not comment on specific rules of engagement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2022 to Question 13255, why 97 military personnel were in Ukraine on that date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2022 to Question 13255, why 97 military personnel were in Ukraine on that date.
Armed Forces personnel were in Ukraine to support the UK’s diplomatic presence in the country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel have deployed to Ukraine since Russia's invasion on 24 February 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel have deployed to Ukraine since Russia's invasion on 24 February 2022.
Armed Forces personnel remain in Ukraine to support the UK’s diplomatic presence in the country, and our training offer to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rank is the most senior UK military officer in Ukraine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rank is the most senior UK military officer in Ukraine.
The UK Defence Attaché to Ukraine is a 1 Star UK military position.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any international military personnel deployed in Gibraltar as of April 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any international military personnel deployed in Gibraltar as of April 2023.
There are four non-UK personnel deployed in Gibraltar as of April 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all UK military units deployed in Gibraltar as of April 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all UK military units deployed in Gibraltar as of April 2023.
As of April 2023, the following UK units are deployed to Gibraltar:
· HQ British Forces Gibraltar, including.
· Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron
· RAF Gibraltar
· HMS TRENT
· Additionally, the following units are locally raised in Gibraltar:
o Royal Gibraltar Regiment
o Gibraltar Defence Police
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel are deployed in Gibraltar (a) permanently and (b) temporarily, broken down by unit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel are deployed in Gibraltar (a) permanently and (b) temporarily, broken down by unit.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) employs 952 personnel in Gibraltar, of which 528 are locally employed civilians. The remainder are military and UK-based civil servants.
The individual units of deployed MOD personnel are broken down as follows:
· Royal Gibraltar Regiment - 235 personnel
· Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron - 28 personnel
· RAF Gibraltar - 16 personnel
· HQ British Forces Gibraltar - 145 personnel
Gibraltar is routinely used by visiting Royal Navy ships, RAF aircraft and other units that temporarily deploy to conduct training. These visits total approximately 12,000 to 14,000 personnel per year. Exact numbers fluctuate, but indicative figures based on the number of visits in calendar year 2022 are as follows:
· 79 ship visits per year (2022), which equates to around 6,000 to 7,000 Naval personnel.
· 117 military aircraft per year (2022), with around 4,000 military passengers.
· 2,000-3,000 personnel on training deployments per year, mostly from the Army.
· HMS TRENT (63 Ship's Company) is also forward deployed from Gibraltar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 108450 on Turkey: Armed Forces, whether the 51 troops include troops serving with NATO.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2022 to Question 108450 on Turkey: Armed Forces, whether the 51 troops include troops serving with NATO.
Of the 51 troops the Republic of Turkey has stationed in the UK, 44 are serving with NATO, four as part of the Turkish Embassy Military Section, one within United Kingdom Strike Force and two in the Empire Test Pilots' School.