Armed Forces: Deployment

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.

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:

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|Location                             |Number|
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|Belize                               |60    |
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|British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)|40    |
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|Ascension Island                     |15    |
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