Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units from HM Armed Forces will be participating in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018; and how many such personnel will take part from each unit.

On current planning assumptions, the following UK Armed Forces units and personnel are due to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture 2018: from the Naval Service, three destroyers and/or frigates, four mine counter measures vessels, a mine warfare battle staff, and one Royal Marines Company; from the Army, HQ 4 Infantry Brigade in command with squadrons from 11 Signals Brigade, Light Dragoons, Engineers, combat service support, 1 Royal Irish and a Military Police Platoon; from the Royal Air Force, four Hawk aircraft from 100 Squadron based at RAF Leeming.

While the precise details are yet to be confirmed, it is expected that in the region of 2,300 Service personnel will deploy on the exercise.