§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list all the foreign armed forces in which members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces are known to be currently serving; and if he will give the number in each case;
(2) if he will list all the foreign armed forces to which members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have been assigned or seconded over the course of the last five years; and if he will give the number involved in each case.
§ Mr. MasonOver the past five years members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have served abroad on loan, in exchange 35W posts, or as members of British Service training and advisory teams with the armed forces of a number of foreign and Commonwealth countries. The following
Numbers at year ended 31st December 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 Currently Serving Australia 159 120 136 107 89 86 Bermuda 4 4 4 4 4 4 Brunei 52 49 58 64 90 90 Canada 96 88 90 87 81 76 Fiji — — 1 — — — France 7 7 7 7 8 8 Germany (FR) 4 4 6 11 14 14 Ghana 1 — — — — — India 1 — — — — — Italy — 1 1 3 1 1 Iran 21 48 36 62 71 74 Jamaica 1 — — — — — Kenya 104 28 14 31 18 18 Kuwait 106 112 112 118 118 118 Libya 71 14 — — — — Malawi 29 22 19 4 — — Malaysia 209 165 87 51 19 16 Nepal 1 1 1 1 1 1 Netherlands 7 9 9 10 10 10 New Zealand 4 5 7 9 7 7 Nigeria 12 9 7 3 — 7 Norway 2 2 2 2 2 2 Oman 92 121 154 170 235 216 Pakistan 1 1 1 1 1 1 Peru — 8 — — 2 2 Qatar — — — 1 8 8 Saudi Arabia 6 5 6 6 6 6 Singapore 79 91 89 42 13 13 South Africa 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sudan — 5 6 9 8 8 Union of Arab Emirates 121 105 77 53 43 44 United States of America 137 154 186 191 191 195 Zaire — 9 9 — — —