§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British service men are currently on active service in Kuwait; what duties they are performing; and if he will make a statement. [4561]
§ Mr. SoamesThere are no UK military personnel on active service as such in Kuwait. However, there are currently 13 UK military personnel serving as military observers with the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait observation mission, UNIKOM. The function of the military observers is to monitor the UN demilitarised zone along the boundary between Iraq and Kuwait in support of UN Security Council resolution 687. In addition to these, there are 57 loan personnel in the British military mission providing training to the Kuwaiti armed forces.