Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the NATO battalion-sized battlegroup to be established in Lithuania; which NATO members will contribute; how many NATO personnel will be involved; where the battlegroup will be based; and which will be the lead nation.
The information requested is set out in the table below:
Host Nation | Framework Nation | Based from | Contributing Nations | Number of Personnel | Deployed from |
Estonia | UK | Tapa | France, Denmark | Each Enhanced Forward Presence deployment is expected to have around 1,000 personnel, but this will vary over time due to planned rotations of units. | Each Enhanced Forward Presence Battalion will be deployed from early 2017. |
Latvia | Canada | Adazi | Albania, Italy, Poland, Slovenia | ||
Lithuania | Germany | Rukla | Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway | ||
Poland | US | Several locations including Zagan, Swietoszów, Skwierzyna, and Boleslawiec | Romania, UK |