Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 171543 on Armed Forces: Scotland, how many and what proportion of the 15,480 military personnel stationed in Scotland as at 1 January 2023 were resident in that country.

The number of military personnel stationed and living in Scotland as at 1 January 2023 is 9,260. This represents 59.8 per cent of the 15,480 military personnel stationed in Scotland.

The figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Stationed figures are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their location of residence - where personnel work isn't necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location. The Royal Navy/Royal Marines personnel on sea service are included against the local authority containing the home port of their ship.

Where a Service person is living is based on their Primary address as recorded on Joint Personnel Administration. An individual can have a Residence at Work Address, Permanent Home Address and Out of Hours Contact Address all running concurrently. The Service person will then mark only one address as primary; this is regarded by the Ministry of Defence as their main resident address.