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Overseas Postings

Volume 404: debated on Thursday 8 May 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British service personnel are deployed or stationed in (a) Germany, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Bosnia, (d) Kosovo, (e) Cyprus, (f) Sierra Leone, (g) Afghanistan, (h) the Gulf region, (i) Turkey, (j) Gibraltar, (k) Belize, (l) Kenya, (m) Brunei and (n) Canada. [109155]

The approximate numbers and locations of armed forces personnel deployed on operations and other military tasks or stationed in the locations specified, as at 1 April 2003 (unless specified otherwise) are shown as follows.

Location
Approximate numbers
Germany11,530
Northern Ireland14,260
Bosnia1,400
Kosovo1,100
Cyprus14,671
Sierra Leone120
Afghanistan330
Gulf Region136,988
Turkey180
Gibraltar400
Belize20
Kenya50
Brunei1,140
Canada270
1As at 27April 2003.