HC Deb 16 November 2001 vol 374 c956W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops have been stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years. [13774]

Mr. Ingram

The number of Armed Forces personnel stationed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years is set out in the table.

As at 31 October Number of troops
1991 17,962
1992 18,982
1993 19,022
1994 18,345
1995 17,070
1996 16,490
1997 16,716
1998 15,566
1999 14,459
2000 13,640
2001 13,820