Out-of-Area Commitments (Hansard, 9 January 1990)

HC Deb 09 January 1990 vol 164 c614W 614W

§ 43. Mr. Sumberg
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are engaged in duties related to the United Kingdom's out-of-area commitments.

§ Mr. Archie Hamilton
On 30 June 1989 some 17,500 service personnel were deployed outside the NATO area including those on exercise and in ships at sea. Numbers may fluctuate considerably according to circumstances.