HC Deb 07 May 2002 vol 385 cc45-6W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British armed forces are stationed in Sierra Leone. [54636]

Mr. Ingram

We currently have some 360 shore-based military personnel deployed in Sierra Leone, supported by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Sir Geraint, and we will maintain our presence at that level over the period of presidential and parliamentary elections in May 2002. We are also contributing 15 military observers and seven headquarters staff to UNAMSIL, the UN operation in Sierra Leone.

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