§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official Report the countries in which (1) Her Majesty's forces and (2) civilian personnel are based at the latest date and the number concerned.
§ Mr. FreemanThe deployment of United Kingdom Service and civilian personnel overseas is contained in table 4.14 of Volume II of the "Statement on Defence Estimates 1986" (Cmnd. 9763–11). The figures for 1 April 1986 are as follows:
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Deployment of United Kingdom Service and Civilian personnel: overseas 1 April 1986 Number All overseas areas* Royal Navy and Royal Marines 5,388 Army† 69,212 Royal Air Force 16,978 Civilians 5,379 Federal Republic of Germany Royal Navy and Royal Marines 6 Army† 56,222 Royal Air Force 10,690 Civilians 1,827 Elsewhere in Continental Europe† Royal Navy and Royal Marines 514 Army 3,877 Royal Air Force 1,591 Civilians 98
Number Gibraltar Royal Navy and Royal Marines 766 Army 744 Royal Air Force 405 Civilians 104 Cyprus Royal Navy and Royal Marines 16 Army 3,317 Royal Air Force 1,610 Civilians 284 Elsewhere in Mediterranean, Near East and Gulf Royal Navy and Royal Marines 546 Army 232 Royal Air Force 126 Civilians 7 Hong Kong Royal Navy and Royal Marines 275 Army 1,842 Royal Air Force 269 Civilians 288 Elsewhere in the Far East Royal Navy and Royal Marines 334 Army 222 Royal Air Force 7 Civilians 20 Other Locations Royal Navy and Royal Marines 2,931 Army 2,756 Royal Air Force 2,280 Civilians 2,751 * The figures include Service personnel who are on loan to countries in the areas shown. The Royal Navy, Royal Marine and civilian figures include personnel who are at sea in each area at the situation date. All defence attaches and advisors and their staff are included under "Other locations" and not identified within specific areas. † Personnel serving in Northern Ireland on emergency tours of duty but remaining under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, British Army of the Rhine, are included in these numbers. Personnel serving on emergency tours of duty in other overseas areas are included in the numbers for that area. † These figures include personnel stationed in Berlin and Sardinia.