Exercise Saif Sareea II

HC Deb 29 October 2001 vol 373 c511W

25. Linda Gilroy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops have taken part in Exercise Saif Sareea II. [8376]

Mr. Hoon

Approximately 22,500 military personnel, drawn from all three Services, have deployed to Oman to take part in Exercise Saif Sareea II.

29. Mr. Crausby

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what programme is in place to assess the success of Exercise Saif Sareea II. [8380]

Mr. Hoon

A comprehensive process has been established to assess whether the exercise objectives have been achieved. This process covers the maritime, land, and air environments, as well as the joint task force level. We will also be working with our Omani colleagues to assess the success of the exercise from a combined perspective.