§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training courses run by his Department have been attended by overseas military personnel from(a) China and (b) Zimbabwe since May 1997. [57917]
§ Mr. IngramDuring the period 1 May 1997 to 20 May 2002, 63 Chinese and 25 Zimbabwean military personnel have attended training courses at United Kingdom military establishments. A full breakdown of the courses attended and numbers trained by country is as follows.
China and Zimbabwe military trained in UK between 1 May 1997 and 20 May 2002 Year (FY)1 China2 Zimbabwe2 1997–98 1 13 1998–99 1 7 1999–2000 4 4 2000–01 11 1 2001–02 27 0 2002 19 0 Total 63 25 1 Financial year 2 Military students Note:
Numbers include Royal College of Defence Studies and Defence Diplomacy Scholarship Schemes.
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Course title Number of students Dates Courses attended by China1 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 1997 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 1998 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 1999 International Intelligence Directors 1 1999–2000 Diploma in Defence Diplomacy 2 1999–2000 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 2000 Advanced Command and Staff Course 1 2000–01 Beaconsfield Military English Course 3 2000–01 English Language Training for China 3 2000–01 Defence Diplomacy Scholarship—MSc Global Security 1 2000–01 Diploma in Defence Diplomacy 2 2000–02 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 2001 Chinese English Language Training 6 2001–02 Advanced Command and Staff Course 1 2001–02 English Language Training for China 2 2001–02 Beaconsfield Military English Course 6 2001–02 Diploma in Defence Diplomacy 2 2001–02
Course title Number of students Dates Defence Diplomacy Scholarship—MSc Global Security 1 2001–02 Master of Defence Administration 1 2001–02 Diploma in Defence Diplomacy 3 2001–02 International Peace Support Briefing Package 4 2001–02 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 2002 Chinese English Language Training 6 2002–03 English for Advanced Command and Staff Course 2 2002–03 Peacekeeping Basic Skills Course 10 2002–03 Total 63 — Courses attended by Zimbabwe1 Preparation for Commissioning Course 4 1997–98 Commissioning Course 3 1997–98 Advanced Command and Staff Course 1 1997–98 Military Vehicle Technology 1 1997–98 Artificer Weapons O/S 2 1997–98 REME Company Commanders Course 1 1997–98 Total Quality Leaders Course 1 1997–98 Royal College of Defence Studies 1 1998 Commissioning Course 3 1998–99 Preparation for Commissioning Course 1 1998–99 Artificer Weapons O/S 2 1998–99 Advanced Command and Staff Course 2 1999–2000 Commissioning Course 2 1999–2000 MSc in Designing Information Systems 1 2001–01 Total 25 — 1 1 May 1997 to 20 May 2002