§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give details of military training provided by the United Kingdom to Bahrain. [HL4292]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)In this financial year, three Bahraini students have attended the Officer's Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and one Bahraini student is undergoing initial officer training at RAF Cranwell. Over the same period, one UK Loan Service officer has been based at Bahrain's Shaikh Isa Military College to advise on course formulation. There have also been two short specialist visits to the college to provide advice on drill and ceremonial matters.