§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide details of the numbers of members of the Argentine Armed Forces who have undergone military training in the United Kingdom in 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving members of the Argentine Armed Forces have received facilities for training by his Department in each year since 1970; whether any have used rocket testing ranges; and if so, which.
§ Mr. WigginIt is not normally the practice to reveal such figures, although it can be stated that no members of the Argentine Armed Forces are currently receiving training with HM Forces.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving Argentine officers were in the United Kingdom on 2 April; and what was the purpose of their visit.
§ Mr. WigginIn addition to the six Argentinian officers at the Argentinian Embassy, and one Argentine naval officer attached to the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation, there were three Argentine naval officers, and one associated civilian, acting as technical representatives at Westlands Helicopters, Yeovil, in connection with the contract for the purchase of Lynx helicopters, and one lieutenant at the Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment in connection with the earlier work-up of type 42 frigates for Argentina.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many ships of the Argentine Navy have received facilities for training by his Department in each year since 1970; whether any have used facilities at rocket testing ranges during that period; and if so, which.
§ Mr. WigginAfter trials in the United Kingdom the Argentine navy ships ARA "Hercules" and ARA "Santisima Trinidad" carried out sea training at Portland in June 1976 and November 1981 respectively. Both ships also conducted demonstration trials of missiles at Aberporth.