§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 8 March 1999,Official Report, column 37, to what the entry in the MOD performance report 1997–98 Table 2–2 refers under South Africa, NATO joint exercise. [78446]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonThere was an error in the MOD Performance Report 1997–98 table 2–2. The table should have read:
Country South Africa Combined arms battle exercise Spain NATO joint exercise The entry under South Africa refers to a combined arms battle exercise conducted jointly by 40 Commando Group of the Royal Marines and the South African Defence Forces, which took place in July and August 1997 as part of Exercise Ocean Wave.