HC Deb 03 April 1990 vol 170 cc594-6W
44. Mr. Patrick Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution his Department is making to the process of verification within the arms control process.

101. Mr. David Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution his Department is making to the process of verification within the arms control process.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The Ministry of Defence plays a part, as the United Kingdom is the host nation, in the reception of inspections of the United States facilities at RAF Greenham Common and RAF Molesworth conducted by the Soviet Union under the intermediate nuclear forces (INF) treaty; and conducts and receives inspections of activities under the Stockholm document. The Department is also making a full contribution both nationally and within NATO to the development of

Planned United Kingdom participation in major NATO exercises 1990–91
Name Dates Location Remarks
1990
1. Open Gate 2 to 12 May West approaches to Mediterranean Maritime exercise
2. Dragon Hammer 3 to 16 May West Mediterranean Maritime exercise including amphibious operations
3. Central Enterprise 3 to 7 June Central region Live air exercise
4. Teamwork 90 6 to 23 September North Atlantic Major Tri-MNC amphibious operations
5. Bold Guard 90 24 September to 5 October Jutland Major reinforcement exercise in BALTAP
6. Elder Joust 90 2 to 4 October United Kingdom United Kingdom air defence exercise
1991
7. Battle Griffin 25 February to 27 March North Norway Reinforcement exercise in Norway
8. Alert Express Spring Southern region AMF(L) contingency exercise

Planned United Kingdom national exercises in 1990–91
Name Dates Location Remarks
1990
Jolly Roger 17 to 26 April Gibraltar sea areas and Mediterranean Submarine training exercise
Stone Warrior 4 to 26 May Salisbury Plain training area 5 AB Brigade
JMC 902 15 June to 2 July North Sea. Waters around Scotland Joint maritime exercise
Panthers Punch 20 July to 8 August Salisbury Plain training area 19 Brigade field exercise
Keystone 1 to 25 September BAOR 2 Infantry Division reinforcement exercise
Quarter Final 5 to 28 October BAOR 4 Armoured Division field exercise
JMC 903 2 to 19 November North Sea. Waters around Scotland Joint maritime exercise
1991
JMC 911 14 to 25 January North Sea. Waters around Scotland Joint maritime exercise
Hard Fall January to March Norway Training of United Kingdom element of AMF

Planned United Kingdom participation in out of area exercises
Name Dates Location Remarks
1990
Suman Warrior October Malaysia Five power defence arrangements (FPDA) command post exercise

proposals for the verification requirements of a conventional forces in Europe (CFE) treaty and a chemical weapons convention; and for the further development of confidence and security building measures (CSBMs) and related initiatives such as the proposed open skies treaty. The steps being taken to establish the joint arms control implementation group (JACIG) were described in my answer of 7 March 1990 to the hon. and learned Member for Fife, North-East (Mr. Campbell), column 622.