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Aghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British police officers were stationed in Kabul at the latest date for which figures are available. (219453)

[holding answer 17 July 2008]: On 15 July 2008 there were six British police officers (four serving and two retired) working with the Afghan police in Kabul, including officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Ministry of Defence police. Four more officers (three serving, one retired) will deploy later this month.

The Government currently have a total of 84 personnel deployed to work with the police in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Government Departments he (a) consulted and (b) involved in the decision to authorise the deployment of British police officers to Kabul. (219630)

[holding answer 17 July 2008]: The Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Northern Ireland Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office were all involved in the deployment of police officers to Kabul, in consultation with the Afghan Drugs Inter Departmental Unit which leads on planning for these deployments.