Armed Forces: Deployment

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 11 June 2018.

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Photo of Philip Hollobone Philip Hollobone Conservative, Kettering

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are deployed in EU member states; and where those personnel are so deployed.

Photo of Mark Lancaster Mark Lancaster The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

As of 1 June 2018, the numbers of defence personnel deployed on operations in EU member states are:

EU Member State

Operation

Number of Defence personnel

Estonia

UK contribution to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence

842

Poland

140

Cyprus

UK contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

291

Italy

UK contribution to Operation Sophia, the EU’s counter migrant smuggling operation

5 (excludes personnel deployed off shore)

Romania

UK contribution to NATO’s Air Policing Mission

151

Note: The figures above do not include defence personnel who are stationed in EU Member States, such as those working in international organisations and Embassies or engaged in short term exercises. The figures above represent the Department’s established posts on current operations. At any one time these figures can fluctuate as personnel move in and out of the operational area. Support to NATO’s Air Policing Mission rotates frequently between NATO allies; the figures for Romania represent our contribution as at 1 June 2018.

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