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Mr. Newens
asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list all the foreign armed forces in which members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces are known to be currently serving; and if he will give the number in each case;(2) if he will list all the foreign armed forces to which members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have been assigned or seconded over the course of the last five years; and if he will give the number involved in each case.
Mr. Mason
Over the past five years members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have served abroad on loan, in exchange posts, or as members of British Service training and advisory teams with the armed forces of a number of foreign and Commonwealth countries. The following
| Numbers at year ended 31st December | ||||||
| 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | Currently Serving | |
| Australia | 159 | 120 | 136 | 107 | 89 | 86 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brunei | 52 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 90 | 90 |
| Canada | 96 | 88 | 90 | 87 | 81 | 76 |
| Fiji | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| France | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Germany (FR) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Ghana | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| India | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran | 21 | 48 | 36 | 62 | 71 | 74 |
| Jamaica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenya | 104 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 18 | 18 |
| Kuwait | 106 | 112 | 112 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
| Libya | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Malawi | 29 | 22 | 19 | 4 | — | — |
| Malaysia | 209 | 165 | 87 | 51 | 19 | 16 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Oman | 92 | 121 | 154 | 170 | 235 | 216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Qatar | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Singapore | 79 | 91 | 89 | 42 | 13 | 13 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sudan | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Union of Arab Emirates | 121 | 105 | 77 | 53 | 43 | 44 |
| United States of America | 137 | 154 | 186 | 191 | 191 | 195 |
| Zaire | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |