HC Deb 24 July 1989 vol 157 cc550-1W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training man-days were carried out by the Army in Kenya in each year since 1979.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The information is not held in the form requested. However, since 1979, Army training in Kenya has comprised the following:

  1. (a) Infantry Battalion Group training exercises—involving approximately 600 men for six weeks, triannually since 1979;
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  2. (b) Royal Engineer construction training—involving approximately 120 men for two and a half months, annually since 1979;
  3. (c) Royal Engineer survey training—involving approximately 35 men for four to six weeks, annually since 1979 with the exception of 1982 and 1984;
  4. (d) Royal Signals training—two exercises, involving approximately 120 men and lasting for two and a half months, one in 1983 and one in 1984;
  5. (e) Infantry Company training—five exercises involving approximately 120 men, for six weeks, in 1979, 1981, 1983 1985 and 1987;
  6. (f) Adventurous Training—since 1986 there have been 27 expeditions of various types and for various lengths of time involving 418 people; information for the years prior to 1986 is not available.