Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 25 March 2024
Document: HMS Glasgow and HMS Edinburgh movements (PDF)

Found: May Passaae. 2May 17 May Exercise Linked Seas in the Bay of Biscay and off the coast of Spain and Portugal

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Written Question

NATO

Monday 25th March 2024

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) location is of and (b) deployment levels are at each NATO (i) owned and (ii) operated sites.

Answered by James Heappey

The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area.

The table below shows the number of UK personnel posted to NATO Peacetime Establishment locations, with personnel in 39 NATO locations in 19 countries all over Europe and the Continental US, and the UK has proportional workforce equity at all locations.

Country	Location	UK Fill		Country	Location	UK Fill
Belgium	Brussels	50		Netherlands	Brunssum	110
	Mons	170		Norway	Stavanger	30
Bulgaria	Sofia	~		Poland	Bydgoszcz	~
Estonia	Tallin	~			Elblag	~
France	Lille	10			Szczecin	~
Germany	Geilenkirchen	10		Portugal	Lisbon	10
	Munster	10			Oeiras	~
	Oberammergau	~		Romania	Bucharest	~
	Ramstein	70		Slovakia	Bratislava	~
	Uedem	20		Spain	Torrejon	20
	Ulm	20			Valencia	~
	Wesel	30		Türkiye	Istanbul	10
Greece	Thessaloniki	~			Izmir	30
Italy	Milan	20		UK	Blandford	50
	Naples	120			Molesworth	10
	Poggio	20			Northwood	60
	Sigonella	~			Yeovilton	~
Latvia	Adazi	~		USA	Norfolk	50
	Riga	~			Tampa	~

"~" denotes a number less than or equal to 5.

Data have been rounded to 10 and therefore totals may not always equal the sum of the parts.

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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 22 2024

Source Page: UK and others invoke Vienna Mechanism on political prisoners in Russia: Joint Statement to the OSCE
Document: UK and others invoke Vienna Mechanism on political prisoners in Russia: Joint Statement to the OSCE (webpage)

Found: , Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Mar. 22 2024

Source Page: Bonamia ostreae
Document: World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Manual chapter Bonamia ostreae (PDF)

Found: ostreae has been found in Europe (France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Mar. 22 2024

Source Page: Marteilia refringens
Document: World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Manual chapter Marteilia refringens (PDF)

Found: Geographical distribution Reported in Albania, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

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Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023
Document: The Antarctic Treaty: Measures adopted at the 45th Consultative Meeting 2023 (PDF)

Found: Science Degree in Environmental 195 Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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Written Question

Europe: Diplomatic Service

Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which Ambassadors and High Commissioners to (a) countries and (b) other institutions in Europe are due to be replaced in 2024.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

he FCDO publishes in the public domain announcements of changes to HM Ambassadors (HMA) and High Commissioners (HC). In 2024, we have so far announced the following changes to our posts in Europe:

Role and start date:	Individual:
HMA Pristina (Kosovo), March 2024	Jonathan Hargreaves
HMA Lisbon (Portugal), January 2024	Lisa Bandari
Governor Gibraltar, June 2024	Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst
HMA Brussels (Belgium), July 2024	Anne Sherriff
HMA Madrid (Spain), August 2024	Alex Ellis
HMA Helsinki (Finland), September 2024	Laura Davies
HMA Vilnius (Lithuania), September 2024	Liz Boyles

In addition, we expect a small number of additional announcements to be made, following appropriate recruitment and approval processes concluding.

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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 20 2024

Source Page: UN Human Rights Council 55: Joint Statement on Sudan Humanitarian Access
Document: UN Human Rights Council 55: Joint Statement on Sudan Humanitarian Access (webpage)

Found: Denmark Italy Kyrgyzstan Japan North Macedonia Finland Croatia Georgia Lithuania Spain Switzerland Portugal

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Select Committee

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Oral Evidence Mar. 20 2024

Inquiry: Keeping the power on: our future energy technology mix
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: Xlinks to proceed, it is in the gift of many Governments, as you know — from Morocco to Spain, to Portugal

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