§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many members of the British Armed Forces, and of what ranks, are stationed in Lithuania; and under what arrangements they are stationed there. [HL173]
§ Lord BachAs at 4 December, a total of 107 British Armed Forces personnel were stationed in Lithuania: a permanent Defence Section at the British Embassy, Vilnius and a temporary RAF detachment conducting NATO air policing duties over the Baltic states until 12 January 2005, based mainly at Siauliai Air Base with a small contingent at Vilnius international airport.
The tables below provide a breakdown of the number and rank of all personnel.
Defence Section Number Rank Details 1 Lieutenant Colonel Defence Attaché, British Embassy, Vilnius 1 Chief Petty Officer Assistant to the Defence Attaché, British Embassy, Vilnius 2 Total
§ Lord BachThe Ministry of Defence is considering options for post-operational reviews, and, where appropriate, outcome measures and performance indicators should be developed and implemented in the next six to 12 months. In the next 12 to 24 months we also aim to implement a more joined-up UOR database.