Detention Centres: Manston
(asked on 2nd November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel are on secondment at the Manston immigration facility.
This question was answered on 8th November 2022
Armed Forces personnel are not seconded to the Manston site and are instead working as part of Defence's operation for military primacy for small boat crossings of the English Channel.
At any time, between 13 and 19 military personnel, all from the Army, are assigned to the Manston site. Across three shifts, the total assigned to support Border Force at Manston is 43 military personnel. These personnel assist with logistics and the initial triage of migrants upon arrival at the site.