asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many military service personnel are currently serving overseas, broken down by country; and, for each country, how many of them serve in each of the three Armed Forces. [HL1080]

The strength of UK regular forces personnel in each of the three Armed Forces currently serving overseas broken down by country is available in tri-service publication (TSP) 10—UK Regular Forces Stationed Location. The most recent publication provides the numbers of service personnel at 1 April 2007.

Copies of TSP 10 are available in the Library of the House and are also at www.dasa.mod.uk/publications/tsp10/pdfs/tsp10_apr07.pdf.