§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what definition his Department uses of the term loan service personnel;
(2) whether military personnel are seconded to assist in the training of foreign armies or armed units other than as loan service personnel;
(3) whether special forces may be used as loan service personnel.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonService personnel may be loaned from the United Kingdom Armed Forces for service with a Commonwealth or foreign country on either loan service or secondment terms. The principal difference is that loan service personnel are administered and paid by the United Kingdom authorities in the normal way while seconded personnel are wholly administered and receive their pay and allowances directly from the host nation. Individuals selected for loan service or secondment may be drawn from all parts of the Armed Forces.