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Armed Forces: Deployment

Volume 488: debated on Tuesday 3 March 2009

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Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what UK armed forces are currently based in (a) Belize, (b) the British Indian Ocean Territory and (c) Ascension Island. (259328)

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

I have been asked to reply.

The number of armed forces personnel in each location, rounded to the nearest five, is as follows:

Location

Number

Belize

60

British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)

40

Ascension Island

15