Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) Greek Cypriots and (b) Turkish Cypriots are employed at each of the two sovereign bases in Cyprus.
§ Mr. HanleyA total of 2,327 Cypriots are employed in the sovereign bases in Cyprus. In the western sovereign base area, SBA, the MOD employs 1,414 Greek Cypriots. In the eastern sovereign base area there are 596 Greek Cypriot employees and 307 from the Turkish Cypriot community. In addition to those in the SBAs, we employ 93 Greek Cypriots and one Turkish Cypriot at other sites in the Republic of Cyprus.