§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign service men and from what country were stationed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 1979 and for each year to date.
§ Mr. StanleyAs far as United States service men are concerned, these figures are not collected centrally, but the approximate number of United States service men stationed in the United Kingdom as at 31 December 1979 and for each year since were as follows:
Year Number 1979 25,500 1980 27,500 1981 27,500 1982 29,000 1983 31,000 1984 31,000 1985 31,000 1986 31,500 Information relating to the numbers and nationalities of foreign service men in NATO posts and on exchange attachments and training courses in the United Kingdom for the years since 1979 is not held centrally and could not be compiled except at disproportionate cost.