HC Deb 16 December 1998 vol 322 cc526-9W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the breakdown of expenditure under the Defence Military Assistance Fund in each of the last three years. [63864]

Mr. George Robertson

The Defence Military Assistance Fund is a cash fund, which is available to subsidise the cost of overseas military assistance in support of the Defence Diplomacy and Support to Wider British Interests Missions. The latter mission includes support to defence sales. Assistance may include the provision of training (either in country or in the UK), advice (by either military or civilian personnel), Loan Service Personnel and Short Term Training Teams.

The table breaks down expenditure, by country, under the Defence Military Assistance Fund for each of the last three years. This breakdown covers centrally administered programmes only, and does not include military assistance activities funded by Top Level Budget Holders, since these costs cannot be identified separately. Nor does it cover costs borne by other Government Departments, which are a matter for the Departments concerned.

1997–98—DMAF Expenditure
£
Country MOD Subsidy
Albania 1,000
Austria 5,700
Bahrain 139,600
Baltic States 631,900
1997–98—DMAF Expenditure
£
Country MOD Subsidy
Belarus 18,200
Belize 271,500
Brazil 262,200
Brunei 5,500
Bulgaria 94,600
Chile 581,600
Czech Republic 193,300
Egypt 135,400
Ethiopia 38,700
Finland 1,600
Georgia 50,300
Germany 100,000
Greece 58,300
Hungary 88,500
India 253,200
Indonesia 62,400
Ireland 5,000
Jamaica 27,700
Jordan 146,400
Kenya 145,100
South Korea 279,700
Kuwait 71,200
Macedonia 56,200
Malaysia 516,500
Moldova 29,300
Morocco 56,000
Nepal 24,900
New Zealand 37,700
Oman 1,402,200
Pakistan 63,500
Philippines 68,000
Poland 83,700
Portugal 49,400
Qatar 169,900
Romania 276,400
Russia 1,255,000
Saudi Arabia 120,900
Singapore 176,500
Slovakia 39,100
Slovenia 108,400
South Africa 104,800
Spain 23,600
Thailand 39,900
Turkey 155,600
UAE 273,600
Ukraine 407,300
Uruguay 15,600
USA 15,000
Yemen 25,700
Zimbabwe 36,300
1996–97—DMAF Expenditure
£
Country MOD Subsidy
Albania 30,900
Bahrain 156,200
Baltic States 572,500
Barbados 196,000
Belarus 52,600
Belize 502,100
Brazil 4,560
Bulgaria 66,900
Chile 920,110
Czech Republic 148,800
Egypt 67,780
Finland 45,120
Georgia 12,900
Greece 84,710
1996–97—DMAF Expenditure
£
Country MOD Subsidy
Hungary 43,000
India 43,680
Indonesia 1,675,280
Ireland 24,240
Jamaica 35,270
Jordan 156,570
Kenya 138,225
South Korea 53,340
Kuwait 2,570
Macedonia 31,200
Malaysia 164,390
Moldova 30,910
Morocco 33,590
Nepal 102,800
Oman 1,594,860
Pakistan 97,490
Philippines 20,000
Poland 47,700
Portugal 40,110
Romania 89,000
Russia 1,365,000
Saudi Arabia 9,210
Slovakia 33,500
Slovenia 29,300
South Africa 80,740
Spain 32,760
Thailand 57,760
Turkey 108,740
UAE 105,920
Ukraine 251,400
Zimbabwe 40,610
1995–96—DMAF Expenditure
£
Country MOD Subsidy
Albania 18,500
Bahrain 19,260
Baltic States 585,100
Barbados 761,260
Belize 834,930
Bulgaria 27,800
Chile 316,630
Czech Republic 100,200
Dominica 15,570
Egypt 73,660
Greece 39,900
Grenada 16,490
Hungary 18,500
Indonesia 691,880
Jamaica 12,285
Jordan 60,390
Kenya 95,590
Macedonia 9,300
Malaysia 188,780
Morocco 26,170
Nepal 91,040
New Zealand 19,835
Oman 749,570
Poland 123,500
Portugal 40,000
Romania 27,800
Russia 630,000
Slovakia 37,100
Slovenia 9,300
Spain 9,385
St. Kitts and Nevis 15,570
St. Vincent 3,970
Thailand 95,610
1995–96—DMAF Expenditure
£
Country MOD Subsidy
Turkey 58,825
UAE 54,990
Ukraine 142,600