To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many United Kingdom military personnel, broken down by rank and service, are currently (a) seconded to, (b) attached to, (c) under the operational command of and (d) on personnel exchanges with units or ships of the United States armed forces that (i) are deployed in South West Asia, the Gulf region or the Middle East, (ii) are on route to that region and (iii) have been ordered or alerted to deploy to that region. [98718]
As at 14 February 2003, 31 United Kingdom military personnel serving as British Exchange Officers with United States units were either deployed or warned to deploy to South West Asia, the Gulf Region and the Middle East.I am withholding information on the service and rank of these individuals under Exemption 1 (defence, security and international relations) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are in place for United Kingdom military personnel who are (a) seconded to, (b) attached to, (c) under the operational command of and (d) on personnel exchanges to armed forces in countries which become party to an armed conflict that the United Kingdom is not a party to.[98719]
Decisions on the arrangements for such United Kingdom military personnel would be made in the light of the circumstances pertaining at the time.