HC Deb 25 October 1999 vol 336 cc701-2W
Mr. Keetch

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the locations and strength of British forces overseas; and if he will make a statement. [94785]

Mr. Spellar

[holding answer 20 October 1999]The number of service personnel deployed overseas as at 1 October 1999 is 43,500. Their geographical location is as follows:

Number
Overseas Commands:
Germany 25,305
Cyprus 3,208
Falkland Islands approximate 1,650
Gibraltar 443
Overseas Operations:
The Gulf 1,412
Bosnia and Croatia 4,103
Kosovo 15,000
East Timor approximate 330
UN:
Cyprus 318
Kuwait 11
Sierra Leone 15
Georgia 7
East Timor 2
Democratic Republic of Congo 6
Short Term Training Teams:
Antarctica2 3
Baltic States 4
Jamaica 1
Sierra Leone 15
Namibia 6
Oman 2
Romania 3
Loan Service Personnel:
Antarctica2 3
Antigua 6
Australia 1
Barbados 1
Bahrain 1
Bangladesh 2
Bermuda 3
British Virgin Islands 2
Brunei 57
Baltic States 4
Czech Republic 1
Estonia 1
Ethiopia 1
Germany 22
Ghana 4
Italy 1
Kenya 1
Kuwait 53
Lithuania 1
Malaysia 4
New Zealand 1
Oman 89
Romania 2
Saudi Arabia 64
Sierra Leone 1
Singapore 1
Slovakia 1
South Africa 16
Sri Lanka 1
Turks and Caicos Islands 2
United Arab Emirates 4
USA 1
Zimbabwe 10
Other Overseas Detachments:
Belize 82
Brunei 957
Canada 213
Colombia 2
Kenya 35
1 Including FYROM, Greece, Albania and Italy
2 Attached to the British Antarctic Survey

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