Kosovo (Hansard, 14 May 2004)

HC Deb 14 May 2004 vol 421 c599W 599W

§ Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the deployment of troops in Kosovo. [173374]

§ Mr. Ingram
The United Kingdom normally contributes around 200 personnel to the NATO KFOR mission in Kosovo. In response to the outbreak of violence in mid-March, we deployed the Ready Battalion—the UK contribution to NATO's Over the Horizon reserve for the Balkans—to Kosovo on 17 March to assist in calming tensions. This additional deployment ceased on 17 April 2004.