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Armed Forces: Religions and Faiths

Volume 712: debated on Wednesday 1 July 2009

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Question

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Lord Steinberg

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces are (a) Jewish, and (b) Israeli. [HL4581]

The Minister for International Defence and Security
(Baroness Taylor of Bolton)

As at 1 April 2009, 70 personnel in the UK regular forces had declared their religion as Jewish and no personnel had declared their nationality as Israeli.