House of Lords written question – answered on 20 January 2011.
Lord Ashcroft
Conservative
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many citizens of each British Overseas Territory serve in each arm of the Armed Services.
Lord Astor of Hever
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The information is not held in the format requested. However, there are currently 340 members of the Armed Forces who have recorded their nationality on their electronic service record as a British Overseas Territory citizen. Countries of origin for this specific group are not recorded centrally and could only be obtained through a manual search of records on many sites.
The following table provides a break down of citizens of a British Overseas Territory and to which service they currently belong, as at
| Naval Service | Army | Royal Air Force | |
| British Overseas Territory Citizen | 15 | 315 | 10 |
Note: All figures have been rounded to nearest five.
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