Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what British military capabilities have been stationed in Brunei in every year since 2021.

Our military presence in Brunei consists of an infantry battalion, the Jungle Warfare Division, the Garrison Headquarters and a supporting helicopter flight. In 2021, the helicopter capability was operated by 667 Squadron Army Air Corps using Bell 212s and the resident infantry battalion role was fulfilled by Second Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles (2RGR). In 2022, 1563 Flt RAF was deployed to provide the Garrison with a helicopter capability using the Westland Puma helicopter and First Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR) was rotated in for the infantry role. This remains the case in 2023.