HC Deb 26 April 1999 vol 330 cc10-1W
Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the units of British armed forces deployed around the former Yugoslavia; and if he will make a statement. [80927]

Mr. George Robertson

The following units, or elements thereof, are currently deployed around the former Yugoslavia:

  • Royal Navy
  • HMS Invincible
  • HMS Newcastle
  • HMS Iron Duke
  • HMS Grafton
  • HMS Splendid
  • RFA Fort Austin
  • RFA Fort Grange
  • 845 NAS
  • Army (in Bosnia/Croatia)
  • Headquarters 1 Mechanised Brigade
  • Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 1st Battalion Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment
  • Light Dragoons
  • Gurkha Coy 2 Para
  • 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
  • 21st Regiment Royal Engineers
  • 215 Signal Squadron
  • 669 Squadron Army Air Corps
  • 10th Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps
  • 4th Field Ambulance
  • 5th Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Royal Military Police
  • 34 Field Hospital
  • 21 Sig. Regt.
  • 30 Sig. Regt.
  • Army (in Macedonia/Greece)
  • Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Force
  • 1st Signals Brigade
  • 16th Signals Regiment
  • 2 Signals Regiment
  • 7 Signals Regiment
  • 3rd Armoured Division Signals Regiment
  • 30 Signals Regiment
  • 14th Topographical Squadron Royal Engineers
  • 659 Squadron Army Air Corps
  • Headquarters 4th Armoured Brigade
  • 21st Regiment Royal Engineers
  • 2nd Armoured Field Ambulance
  • King's Own Royal Border Regiment
  • King's Royal Hussars
  • 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
  • Headquarters (UK) Combat Service Support Group
  • 17 Port and Maritime Regiment
  • 29th Regiment Royal Logistics Corps
  • 28th Regiment Royal Engineers
  • 27th Regiment Royal Logistics Corps
  • Royal Military Police
  • Irish Guards
  • Royal Air Force
  • 12 Harrier GR7s from No. 1 Squadron
  • 5 Chinook Helicopters from No. 7 Squadron
  • 3 E3s from No. 8 Squadron
  • 2 Puma Helicopters from No. 33 Squadron
  • 1 Nimrod R from No. 51 Squadron
  • 3 Tristars from No. 216 Squadron

In addition, although not deployed to the region, 8 Tornado GR1 s and 3 VC1Os are participating in NATO's air campaign, operating from their home bases of RAF Bruggen and RAF Brize Norton respectively.