Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nationals of which countries other than the UK serve in each service of the armed forces; and what proportion of each such service such foreign nationals represent.

The number of foreign nationals serving in our Armed Forces is shown in the table. The information is presented by the number of foreign personnel by nationality, the number and percentage serving in each of the Armed Forces and the number within the Armed Forces overall.The number of foreign nationals serving in our Armed Forces is shown in the table. The information is presented by the number of foreign personnel by nationality, the number and percentage serving in each of the Armed Forces and the number within the Armed Forces overall.