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British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel are deployed in each Overseas Territory.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
28 Nov 2024
Answer
28 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel are deployed in each Overseas Territory.

  2. 28 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence has UK military personnel across various UK Overseas Territories. The approximate* breakdown of military personnel permanently based in UK Overseas Territories is as follows: Ascension IslandFalkland IslandsGibraltarBritish Indian ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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