HC Deb 18 January 1985 vol 71 cc253-4W
Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the countries whose armed forces were provided with training by Her Majesty's armed forces in 1983 and 1984, respectively;

(2) if he will list the countries whose police or paramilitary forces were provided with training by Her Majesty's armed forces in 1983 and 1984, respectively.

Mr. Lee

The list of countries and territories whose forces were provided with training by Her Majesty's armed forces in 1983 and 1984, respectively, is as follows:

1983
Australia Malawi
Bahamas Malaysia
Bahrain Maldives
Bangladesh Mauritius
Barbados Montserrat
Belguim Nepal
Belize Netherlands
Bermuda New Zealand
Botswana Nigeria
Brazil Norway
Brunei Oman
Burma Pakistan
Canada Philippines
Chile Portugal
Denmark Qatar
Ecuador Saudi Arabia
Egypt Senegal
Eire Sierra Leone
Fiji Singapore
France South Korea
Gambia Spain
Ghana Sri Lanka
Greece Sudan
Guyana Sweden
Hong Kong Swaziland
India Switzerland
Indonesia Tanzania
Iraq Thailand
Israel Trinidad & Tobago
Italy Turkey
Jamaica United Arab Emirates
Japan Uganda
Jordan United States of America
Kenya Venezula
Kuwait West Germany
Lebanon Zaire
Lesotho Zambia
Libya Zimbabwe
1984
Algeria Cyprus
Australia Denmark
Bahamas Ecuador
Bahrain Egypt
Bangladesh Eire
Barbados Ethopia
Belgium Fiji
Belize Finland
Bermuda France
Botswana Gambia
Brazil Ghana
Brunei Greece
Canada Guyana
Chile Hong Kong

Iceland Qatar
India Saudi Arabia
Indonesia Senegal
Iraq Sierra Leone
Israel Singapore
Italy South Africa
Jamaica South Korea
Japan Spain
Jordan Sri Lanka
Kenya Sudan
Kuwait Swaziland
Lebanon Sweden
Libya Switzerland
Malawi Tanzania
Malaysia Thailand
Maldives Trinidad & Tobago
Mauritius Tunisa
Montserrat Turkey
Nepal United Arab Emirates
Netherlands Uganda
New Zealand United States of America
Nigeria Venezuela
Norway West Germany
Oman Yemen
Pakistan Zaire
Philippines Zambia
Portugal Zimbabwe

The specific details are confidential between the countries concerned and Her Majesty's Government, but in each case military rather than police training was given.

Mr. Chris Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list all the foreign armed forces to which members of Her Majesty's armed forces were seconded, or in which they served by arrangement with his Department, during 1984;

(2) if he will list all the foreign police or paramilitary forces to which members of Her Majesty's armed forces were seconded, or in which they served by arrangement with his Department during 1984.

Mr. Lee

In 1984 members of Her Majesty's armed forces served on loan, secondment or exchange with the armed forces of the following countries and territories:

Australia Italy
Bahamas Jordan
Bahrain Kenya
Bangladesh Kuwait
Barbados Lesotho
Belgium Mauritius
Belize Netherlands
Bermuda New Zealand
Brazil Norway
Brunei Oman
Canada Qatar
Chile St. Vincent
Denmark Saudi Arabia
Ecuador Singapore
Federal Republic of Germany Sudan
Fiji Swaziland
France Uganda
Gambia United Arab Emirates
Ghana United States of America
Hong Kong Zimbabwe

The specific details are confidential between the Governments concerned, but in each case military rather than police assistance was given.