§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 10 June 1998,Official Report, columns 609–11, concerning military personnel serving in Indonesia, what is the period of their deployment; to which units they are attached; where they are deployed; and what their duties are. [49421]
§ Mr. George RobertsonIn my answer to the hon. and learned Member for North-East Fife (Mr. M. Campbell) on 10 June 1998,Official Report, columns 609–11, four members of the UK armed forces were listed as serving in Indonesia. They included the Defence Attaché and a supporting Warrant Officer based at the UK Embassy in Jakarta, who are both on a three-year tour which ends in 2000. The other two were RAF Loan Service Personnel stationed at the Perkanbaru air base in Indonesia. They were assisting with the introduction into service of the Hawk aircraft, purchased under a contract signed in 1993, by providing pilot training to the Indonesian Air Force. Their task in Indonesia has since been completed and both officers have now left.