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Overseas Deployments

Volume 410: debated on Monday 15 September 2003

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To ask t he Secretary of State for Defence if he will list current overseas deployments of Navy, Army and Air Force Institution (NAAFI) units; and how many staff are involved in each. [120738]

Current Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) locations, and associated personnel numbers, outside the United Kingdom are as follows:

CountryStaff numbers
Germany980
Kuwait/Iraq39
Afghanistan4
Cyprus3
Kosovo3
Bosnia3
Saudi Arabia2
Kenya2
Falkland Islands2
Gibraltar2
Belize1
Brunei1
Ascension Island1
The list covers permanent NAAFI undertakings in overseas garrisons as well as Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) deployments in support of military operations. The personnel figures shown for each location relate to the number of United Kingdom or United Kingdom Based Contract (UKBC) personnel in post and exclude locally paid staff. The figures for Germany exclude 45 UKBC personnel working for NAAFI financial services and 505 with NAAFI support services.In addition, some 60 NAAFI personnel serve with the Naval Canteen Service (NCS). NCS personnel serve on ships deployed in a range of locations around the United Kingdom as well as elsewhere, including the Gulf.