§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the training courses conducted during the last 12 months at the Joint Warfare Establishment, Old Sarum, Wiltshire, during the last 12-month period for which figures are available, showing in each case those courses which were attended by Service personnel exclusively, civilian personnel 263W exclusively and those attended jointly by Service and civilian personnel;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the numbers of Service and civilian personnel attending training courses at the Joint Warfare Establishment, Old Sarum, Wiltshire, during each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownCourses on joint warfare, tactical air support, tactical helicopter operations and psychological operations were attended exclusively by Service personnel. Both Service personnel and civilians attended a senior officers' study period, a senior officers' joint warfare course and psychological operations courses. In addition, a short induction course is run at Old Sarum for civilian administrative trainees.
The numbers of Service and civilian personnel attending training courses at the Joint Warfare Establishment during the last three financial years were as follows:
Service Civilian 1973–74 … … 637 105 1974–75 … … 634 77 1975–76 … … 587 80
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the numbers of commissioned officers who were seconded for training at the United States Army Special Warfare School at Fort Bragg during each of the last three years for which figures are available;
(2) how many commissioned officers currently serving in Northern Ireland have received training at the United States Army Special Warfare School at Fort Bragg.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe number of officers who attended or are attending courses at the United States Army Institute for Military Assistance in 1975 and 1976 are two and one respectively. Figures for 1974, and the number of officers currently serving in Northern Ireland who have received training there, are not immediately available. I shall write to my hon. Friend as soon as I have the information.