asked the Secretary of State for Defence, of the 733 members of the British Forces seconded to non-NATO countries, what numbers are serving in Scotland and in Moray and Nairn, respectively; and to which countries have they in each case been seconded.

Of the 733 British Service men currently serving abroad on loan, in exchange posts or as members of British Service training teams with the armed forces of non-NATO countries, 32 were serving in Scotland prior to taking up their appointments; seven of the 32 were serving in Moray and Nairn. The countries in which they are now serving are listed below: