HC Deb 24 November 1982 vol 32 c519W
Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the foreign armed forces to which members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have been seconded, or in which they are serving by arrangement with his Department for the last three years for which the details are available.

Mr. Wiggins

The following table lists the countries in which members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have served on loan or exchange during the period 1980–82:

Argentina France Norway
Australia Ghana Oman
Bahamas Hong Kong Qatar
Bahrain Indonesia Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh Italy Singapore
Barbados Jordan Sri Lanka
Belgium Kenya St. Vincent
Belize Kuwait Sudan
Bermuda Lesotho Swaziland
Brunei Malaysia Uganda
Canada Mauritius United Arab Emirates
Denmark Netherlands United States
Ecuador New Zealand West Germany
Fiji Nigeria Zimbabwe

Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the countries which have members of their armed forces undergoing training with Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom or where they are at present stationed overseas.

Mr. Wiggin

At present, the following countries have members of their armed forces undergoing training with our own Forces:

Australia Bahamas Bahrain
Bangladesh Barbados Belgium
Belize Bermuda Botswana
Brazil Brunei Burma
Canada Chile Denmark
Egypt Eire Fiji
France Federal Republic of Germany Ghana
Greece Guyana Hong Kong
India Indonesia Iran
Iraq Israel Italy
Jamaica Japan Jordan
Kenya Kuwait Lebanon
Libya Liechtenstein Malawi
Malaysia Mauritius Nepal
Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria
Norway Oman Pakistan
Papua New Guinea Philippines Portugal
Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal
Sierra Leone Singapore Republic of Korea
Spain Sri Lanka Sudan
Swaziland Switzerland Tanzania
Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Turkey
United Arab Emirates United States of America Uganda
Venezuela Yemen Arab Republic
Zaire
Zambia Zimbabwe