HC Deb 13 May 2002 vol 385 cc425-6W
Hugh Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2002,Official Report, column 858W, on deployments, if he will reconcile his figure for the number of service personnel serving in the Balkans with the answer given on 16 April 2002, Official Report, column 825W. [53823]

Mr. Ingram

The answer I gave on 26 March 2002,Official Report, column 858W, showed only UK regular forces deployed on military tasks overseas, including operations. Personnel on NATO commitments and Mobilised Reservists were not included.

Reconciliation of this answer with the answer given on 16 April 2002, Official Report, column 825W, is shown in the following table.

Number deployed
Balkans Tasks NATO and Mobilised Reservists Balkans total
Royal Navy — 100 100
Army 3,823 744 4,567
RAF 233 — 233
Total 4,056 850 4,900

Note: NATO and Mobilised Reservists figures are approximate.

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