(2) how many UK (a) military personnel and (b) civilian staff were attached to (i) EU military staff, (ii) the European Defence Agency, (iii) the EU Military Committee and (iv) other EU institutions in each month since May 2008.
The numbers of military personnel and MOD civilians attached to the EU Military Staff, the European Defence Agency, the EU Military Committee, and other EU institutions since May 2008 are shown in the following tables:
Civilian Military May 2008 3 2 June 2008 3 2 July 2008 3 2 August 2008 4 2 September 2008 4 2 October 2008 4 3 November 2008 4 3 December 2008 4 3 January 2009 4 3 February 2009 4 3 March 2009 4 3 April 2009 4 3 May 2009 4 3 June 2009 3 3 July 2009 3 3 August 2009 3 3 September 2009 3 2 October 2009 3 2 November 2009 3 2 December 2009 3 2
Military May 2008 18 June 2008 18 July 2008 18 August 2008 18 September 2008 18 October 2008 18 November 2008 18 December 2008 18 January 2009 19 February 2009 19 March 2009 19 April 2009 19 May 2009 19 June 2009 19 July 2009 20 August 2009 20 September 2009 20 October 2009 20 November 2009 20 December 2009 20
No MOD civilian staff have been seconded to the EU Military Staff in any month since May 2008. We have no plans to increase the number of military personnel or civilian staff attached to either of these institutions.
The European Military Committee is a regular meeting of the Chiefs of Defence Staff or their representatives from the EU member states, not a standing EU structure. There has been one British military officer seconded as the Military Adviser to the permanent Chairman of the EU Military Committee in every month since May 2008.
In every month since May 2008 there has been one MOD civilian seconded to the European Council General Secretariat, one MOD civilian seconded to the European Commission, and one MOD civilian seconded to the European Global Navigation Satellite System Supervisory Authority.