HL Deb 31 March 1999 vol 599 c47WA
Lord Monkswell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many British personnel are currently deployed in the Balkans. [HL1653]

Lord Gilbert

Excluding defence attache staff, we have some 4,700 personnel in Greece and Macedonia in connection with operations relating to Kosovo, some 4,500 personnel serving with SFOR in Bosnia and Croatia, and some 480 Royal Navy personnel in the area aboard the frigates HMS "Iron Duke" and HMS "Somerset" and the submarine HMS "Splendid". In addition, there are some 450 RAF personnel in Italy supporting NATO air operations over the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and in support of SFOR.