Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary(a) have served in Kosovo and (b) are currently serving in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement. [139525]
§ Mr. IngramSixty officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary have recently completed a one-year term with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo where they have been undertaking an executive policing role pending a new Kosovan police service being trained and ready to take over law enforcement there. In addition, six officers served with the body recovery teams from April to November 2000. Sixty-two officers from the RUC are currently serving in Kosovo; 23 from the original group and 39 deployed during November 2000.
Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary(a) have served in Bosnia Herzegovina and (b) are serving in Bosnia Herzegovina; and if he will make a statement. [139526]
§ Mr. IngramA total of seven officers from the Royal Ulster Constabulary have served with the United Nations International Police Task Force in Bosnia monitoring the Number performance of the Bosnian police service; four during the period April 1999 to April 2000 and three from October 1999 to October 2000. There are currently five officers serving in Bosnia with a further four officers to be deployed in April 2001.