§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated cost of maintaining the United Kingdom's military commitments in the Caribbean area (a) including and (b) excluding Belize.
§ Mr. LeeThe extra cost of maintaining the Belize garrison is estimated to be about £7 million a year at 1984–85 prices. No significant extra costs arise from other deployments in the area.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Caribbean countries from which officers attended courses in defence establishments in the United Kingdom for each year since 1982.
§ Mr. LeeService personnel from the following Caribbean countries and territories have attended defence courses in the United Kingdom since 1982: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago.