HC Deb 05 December 2001 vol 376 cc349-50W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of the proportion of the United Kingdom army serving overseas as at 31 December in each of the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [18820]

Mr. Ingram

The following represents the proportion of UK trained Army personnel (excluding Gurkhas and Full-time Reserve Service) serving overseas as at 31 December in each of the previous 10 years:

Percentage
As at 31 December Proportion serving overseas
19911 44
19921 41
1993 35
1994 31
1995 33
1996 33
1997 31
1998 31
1999 32
2000 30
1 The figures for years 1991 and 1992 are as at 1 April as these were the only data available from Defence Analytical Services Agency