HC Deb 01 December 1980 vol 995 c23W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department which countries have sent police to the United Kingdom for training since 1975; how many officers from each country have received training in each year; and what areas of activity such technical assistance or training covered.

Mr. Brittan

The information is not readily available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which countries the United Kingdom has sent police personnel to give technical assistance or training to other Governments' police forces since 1975; how many British and how many foreign forces were involved; and what areas of technical assistance or training this included.

Mr. Brittan

Advice on such matters as organisation, training, CID work, and crowd, traffic and travel control has been provided by the Metropolitan Police and eight provincial forces to Bahrein, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Ghana, Gibralter, Kenya, Mexico, Pakistan, Portugal, St. Lucia, Seychelles, Swaziland, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Zambia and Zimbabwe.