To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of British (a) embassies and (b) high commissions do not have a serving defence attaché.
Answered on
12 March 2024
There are 288 British Embassies and High Commissions maintained internationally. 136 of these are served by Defence Attachés (88 residential and 48 non-residential), leaving 152 without.
Within these 136 locations, there are 21 High Commissions and 115 Embassies that are served by permanent Defence Attachés.
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Ministry of Defence
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