Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) French personnel have taken part in training exercises through the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force in each year since its inception.
The information requested on the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) can be found in the table below:
Year | Number of CJEF exercises | Estimated number of UK personnel taking part in exercise activity with the French | Estimated number of French personnel taking part in exercise activity with the UK |
2015 | 2 | c.115 | c.115 |
2016 | 1 | c.3,500 | c. 1,700 |
2017 | 1 | c.15 | c.15 |
2018 | 1 | c.20 | c.20 |
2019 | 5 | c.230 | c.230 |
2020/21 | All planned CJEF exercises were cancelled due to COVID | ||
2022 | 1 | c.25 | c.25 |
Notes to table: