§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of persons serving in and associated with Her Majesty's Forces, including members of Service men's families, currently in West Germany.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe information for those currently serving in the Federal Republic of Germany, including the Western Sector of Berlin, is as follows:
Members of Her Majesty's Forces 62,490 Civilians working with Her Majesty's Forces, including both United Kingdom based and locally engaged 30,658 Dependants of Her Majesty's Forces 81,775 Dependants of United Kingdom based civilians, as at 1st January 1974 2,108 177,031 These figures do not include approximately 4,000 Service personnel belonging to units located in West Germany who are temporarily serving in Ulster, but include their dependants who remain behind.