§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British personnel were involved in the British military manoeuvres in Egypt.
§ Mr. StanleyHMS Hermes participated in the naval exercise. The land exercise involved some 300 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel disembarked from the ship.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated cost of the recent British military manoeuvres in Egypt.
§ Mr. StanleyThis information is not readily available and could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the British military manoeuvres in Egypt.
§ Mr. StanleyFollowing HMS Hermes's participation in the NATO Exercise Display Determination in the Eastern Mediterranean, the opportunity was taken to visit Alexandria and to conduct joint training with the Egyptian armed forces.
On 2 November, HMS Hermes took part in an exercise at sea with the Egyptian navy while personnel of 40 commando group Royal Marines carried out training ashore with units of the Egyptian army. Both exercises were successful.