§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British service men are currently receiving training at intelligence centres designed to enable them to withstand methods of interrogation in depth; whether any service men from overseas are being so trained in the United Kingdom; from which countries they originate; how many (a) British service men and (b) foreign nationals have received such training since 1979; and what forms of treatment the training is designed to enable the trainees to resist.
§ Mr. StanleySince 1979, the average number of British service men receiving practical training in resistance to interrogation has been about 400–500 a year, all of whom are volunteers.
Training is made available to a limited number of service men from NATO countries and other close allies, who participate as volunteers with their own Government's approval; numbers total about 50 a year. The training is designed to give additional confidence in resisting the typical techniques of intensive questioning.