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Question follow-through · 33147

Armed Forces: Commonwealth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Foreign and Commonwealth soldiers are in the UK Armed Forces, by nationality.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Foreign and Commonwealth soldiers are in the UK Armed Forces, by nationality.

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The number of non-UK personnel serving in the Trained and Trade Trained Strength of the Regular Armed Forces and the Brigade of Gurkhas as at 1 January 2025 is shown in the table(s) below. Table 1: Number of Non-UK Regulars1 by Nationality2 as at 1 Januar...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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3 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33149 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, how many pairs of Peltor ComTac XP/XPI ear defenders his Department has (a) issued and (b) in store.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

3 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33149 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, what the difference in cost is between the Peltor ComTac XP/XPI and the legacy General Service Peltor Ear Muff.