§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the countries whose armed forces have been provided with interrogation resistance training by Her Majesty's armed forces during the period 1980 to 1984;
(2) if he will list the countries whose police or paramilitary forces have been provided with interrogation resistance training by Her Majesty's armed forces during the period 1980 to 1984.
§ Mr. LeeAs my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces, made clear on 22 February at col.548, practical training in resistance to interrogation is made available only to members of the armed forces of NATO countries and other close allies, who participate as volunteers and with their own Government's approval. The number is about 50 a year. It is not our practice to detail the specific countries to which we give certain types of training.
§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Defence if training in the protection of human rights is an integral part of training provided to foreign military personnel by Her Majesty's armed forces.
§ Mr. LeeThe protection of human rights is part of the syllabus of some courses in the United Kingdom which are open to foreign nationals.
§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Defence if the principles of the United Nations code of conduct for law enforcement officials are embodied in training provided to foreign police or paramilitary forces by Her Majesty's armed forces.
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