British House of Commons: Defense

Written answers and statements, 10 November 2009

David Davis (Haltemprice & Howden, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defense how many members of the armed forces have been deployed in mainland Somalia in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.

Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 10 November 2009, c239W)

Bill Rammell (Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defense; Harlow, Labor)holding answer 2 November 2009

No members of the armed forces have operationally deployed to Somalia over the past two years. However, the following numbers of Regular Armed Forces personnel have visited Somalia in the course of their duties:

In 2008 one individual visited the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu, and five personnel visited Somaliland to consider ways to improve security for international community visiting that region.

In 2009 two individuals have visited Mogadishu. The first to visit AMISOM as before; the second has visited in the course of his duties as secondee to the United Nations Political Office for Somalia based in Nairobi.

This year in total 11 personnel visited Somaliland on three different occasions to scope possible assistance to Somaliland authorities.

Source: UK parliament, November 10, 2009

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