§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many military personnel visited Colombia in 1994 to train military students;
(2) when military personnel were first dispatched to Colombia to assist in the training of military students; and if he will make a statement;
(3) from which regiments military personnel are dispatched to Colombia to train military students.
§ Mr. SoamesBritish military personnel have been providing training to the Colombian authorities to help counter the illicit production and trafficking of drugs since 1989. Details of the assistance provided are confidential between the two Governments.