HL Deb 14 July 1997 vol 581 cc94-5WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the arrangements for paying service personnel from non-NATO countries who are participating in (a) Partnership For Peace exercises and (b) peacekeeping operations in ex-Yugoslavia or elsewhere; and whether these payments are co-ordinated between participating governments.

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

The responsibility for the payment of service personnel involved in Partnership for Peace (PfP) activities or NATO peacekeeping operations lies with the government providing those forces. Limited NATO funding is available in exceptional circumstances to subsidise the travel costs and allowances of personnel from Partner nations participating in authorised PfP activities.