NATO

(asked on 2nd February 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total number of troops and units which the UK, USA and Canada have stationed in other NATO countries in Europe.


Answered by
Earl Howe Portrait
Earl Howe
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 15th February 2017

The most recent figures for UK military personnel based in European NATO countries can be found in the document entitled 'Quarterly location statistics: 1 October 2016', which can be found on the gov.uk website at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-2016

The following units are based in Germany: HQ British Forces Germany; HQ 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade; The Queen's Royal Hussars; 26 Regiment Royal Artillery; 35 Engineer Regiment; 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment; 1 Medical Regiment; 3rd Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers; Theatre Fleet Support Unit (Germany).

The UK does not hold information on the personnel and units of the US and Canada based in European NATO countries.

Reticulating Splines