§ Mr. Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Ministers in his Department visited Belize in each year between 1990 and 1997; and what support his Department gave Belize in each year. [96212]
§ Mr. SpellarAs far as available records show, Belize received official visits from the following Defence Ministers between 1990 and 1997.
January 1990:
- Archie Hamilton (Minister of State for the Armed Forces).
October 1990:
- Lord Arran (Under Secretary of State for the Armed Forces).
September 1993:
- Jeremy Hanley (Minister of State for the Armed Forces).
May 1994:
- Malcolm Rifkind (Secretary of State for Defence).
The MOD maintained a small garrison in Belize until September 1994, and has provided support to the Belize Defence Force through the Defence Policy and Military Assistance Funds. The amounts provided in support of the Belize Defence Force in each Financial Year between 1990 and 1997 are set out in the table:
Year £ 1990–91 787,195 1991–92 721,808 1992–93 670,000 1993–94 792,775 1994–95 806,120 1995–96 834,927 1996–97 502,105 1997–98 283,967