§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals are currently serving in the UK armed forces; and which countries they come from. [72954]
§ Mr. SpellarThe following table shows the recorded number of foreign nationals serving in the Army at January 1999:
Nationality Army Total 448 Australian 64 Canadian 64 New Zealander 55 Zimbabwean 41 South African 41 Jamaican 27 Fijian 19 Indian 13 St. Helenian 12 Maltese 10 Trinidadian 7 Kenyan 6 Barbadian 5 Ghanaian 5 Pakistani 5 German 5 Others 69 The 'Others' category amalgamates all nationalities in the Army which have fewer than five people in the individual categories.
There are also 244 Irish Nationals serving in the Army.
The table shows the recorded number of foreign nationals serving in the Royal Air Force at February 1999.
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Nationality Royal Air Force Total 327 Canadian 41 Australian 37 New Zealander 32 Indian 26 Pakistani 26 Jamaican 23 Kenyan 20 Zimbabwean 16 German 12 American 11 Maltese 9 Barbadian 8 Malaysian 6 Others 60 The 'Others' category amalgamates all nationalities in the RAF which have fewer than five people in the individual categories.
There are also 155 Irish nationals serving in the RAF.
Information on the number of foreign nationals serving in the Naval Service is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.