§ Mr. Buckasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the Official 137W Report the nations which have service personnel under training in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement concerning the financing of such training.
§ Mr. William RodgersCountries which currently have service personnel under training in the United Kingdom are as follows:
Argentine Kenya Algeria Lebanon Australia Libya Afghanistan Malawi Barbados Malaysia Bahamas Mauritius Bahrain Morocco Bangladesh Nepal Belgium Netherlands Brazil New Zealand Brunei Nigeria Burma Norway Canada Muscat, Oman Chile Philippines Denmark Pakistan Ecuador Peru Egypt Qatar Fiji Saudi Arabia Finland Sierra Leone France Singapore Gambia South Africa Germany Sri Lanka Ghana Sudan Greece Sweden Guyana Switzerland India Thailand Indonesia Tonga Iran Turkey Iraq Trinidad and Tobago Irish Republic UAE Italy USA Israel Venezuela Jamaica Yugoslavia Japan Zambia Jordan Zaire Kuwait The greater part of this training is financed by the overseas Governments concerned, although help is given in some cases under the United Kingdom Military training Assistance Scheme. It is not our policy to disclose details of individual financial arrangements between Her Majesty's Government and overseas countries.