Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of military personnel based at RAF Akrotiri in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Penny Mordaunt
Staffing numbers at RAF Akrotiri are kept under review and fluctuate in response to operational requirements. The average number of UK Military personnel based at RAF Akrotiri in each of the last 12 months is as follows and includes those temporarily deployed in support of Operation SHADER:
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March 2015 |
1,096 |
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April 2015 |
1,142 |
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May 2015 |
1,162 |
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June 2015 |
1,170 |
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July 2015 |
1,156 |
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August 2015 |
1,137 |
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September 2015 |
1,095 |
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October 2015 |
1,140 |
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November 2015 |
1,139 |
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December 2015 |
1,301 |
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January 2016 |
1,368 |
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February 2016 |
1,341 |
