§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the UK armed forces currently serving as part of the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo are under 18 years of age. [87702]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 22 June 1999]: As at 15 June 1999, there were eight Naval Service personnel under 18 years of age serving on ships in the Kosovo region.
As at 1 May 1999, there were 22 Army personnel under 18 years of age deployed in the Former Yugoslavia.
As at 15 June 1999, no RAF personnel under age 18 were deployed in the Kosovo area.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many members of the British contribution to SFOR were under 18 years of age on 23 June; and in which units; [89040]
(2) how many members of the British contribution to KFOR were under 18 years of age on 23 June; and in which units; [89042]
(3) how many members of (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the RAF and (c) the Army committed to operations in the South Eastern Europe theatre were under 18 years of age on 23 June. [89043]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 30 June 1999]: Information is not available in precisely the detail requested: data on Naval Service personnel show the numbers on ships in the Adriatic; data on Army personnel show the numbers in theatre "former Yugoslavia"; data on RAF personnel show the numbers by country.
As at 15 June 1999, there were 8 Naval Service personnel under 18 years of age serving on ships in the Adriatic.
As at 1 June 1999, there were 17 Army personnel under 18 years of age deployed in the former Yugoslavia.
As at 14 June 1999, no RAF personnel under age 18 were deployed in the former Yugoslavia.