§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British personnel are posted to operate Pristina airfield in Kosovo, broken down where appropriate(a) by military service and rank, (b) by Civil Service grade and (c) in the case of contractors, by company. [107088]
§ Mr. SpellarAs at 25 January, there were 196 UK service personnel directly involved in the operation of the airfield at Pristina. Of these, 18 were RAF officers, 34 were RAF senior non-commissioned officers, 143 were RAF other ranks and one was an Army other rank. There are no UK based civil servants or contractor employees directly involved in the operation of the airfield.