Armed Forces: Deployment
(asked on 5th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
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.
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.