Elfyn Llwyd
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Home Affairs), Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills), Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government), Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport), Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Marine, (c) Army and (d) RAF personnel are stationed in Wales, broken down by location; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Ivor Caplin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence
The number of UK Regular Forces Personnel located in Wales, by local authority area as at
| Total | Naval service | Army | RAF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2,110 | 20 | 920 | 1,160 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 370 | 10 | 20 | 340 |
| Bridgend | (11)— | 0 | (11)— | 0 |
| Cardiff | 80 | 0 | 70 | (11)— |
| Carmarthenshire | (11)— | 0 | (11)— | (11)— |
| Conwy | (11)— | (11)— | 0 | 0 |
| Denbighshire | (11)— | 0 | (11)— | 0 |
| Flintshire | 180 | 0 | (9) | 180 |
| Monmouthshire | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Newport | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 540 | 0 | 520 | 20 |
| Powys | 230 | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| Swansea | 30 | 0 | 20 | (11)— |
| Torfaen | (11)— | 0 | (11)— | 0 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 610 | 10 | 0 | 600 |
| Wrexham | 30 | (9) | 20 | (11)— |
(10) Figure is under 5
Note
Naval Service includes both Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel.
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