Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191021 on NATO: Staff, what these figures were in each year since 2010.
The UK is one of the largest contributors of personnel to NATO, underlining our commitment to deterrence and defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area, with personnel deployed over twenty-one countries.
The number of UK personnel posted to NATO Headquarters, SHAPE and MARCOM each year since 2010 can be found below.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
NATO HQ Brussels | 44 | 36 | 36 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 45 |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers (SHAPE) | N/A* | 135 | 166 | 169 | 159 | 165 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 159 | 167 |
MARCOM, Northwood | 39 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 41 |
* Accurate figures for Shape in 2010 are not available on the military system.