Defence written question – answered at on 23 July 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military personnel are (a) deployed and (b) stationed in each country outside the UK.
The approximate number of UK service personnel deployed by operation and location as at
Operation | Number |
Total | 13,500 |
O f which: | |
Telic | 6,800 |
O f which: | |
Iraq | 5,500 |
Other (including 'at sea') | 1,300 |
Herrick | 6,200 |
O f which: | |
Afghanistan | 6,200 |
Oculus | 240 |
O f which: | |
Kosovo | 180 |
Bosnia | 60 |
UN | 320 |
O f which: | |
Cyprus | 290 |
Other(1) | 30 |
(1 )Other UN locations have fewer than 10 personnel per country and include Georgia, Nepal, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia. Note: Due to rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. |
The strength of UK regular forces posted outside the UK is available in Tri-Service Publication (TSP) 6—Global Location of UK Regular Forces. The most recent publication show the numbers of service personnel at
Copies of TSP 6 are available in the Library of the House and are also available at:
www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/tsp6/tsp6_oct06.pdf.
Due to the introduction of a new joint personnel administration system (JPA), TSP6 RAF location data for
The Defence Analytical Services Agency is currently validating JPA RAF location data and expect to publish provisional RAF figures for
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