HC Deb 26 April 1990 vol 171 c327W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the number of United Kingdom(a) military and (b) civil participants in HILEX 88.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

HILEX 13 was cancelled due to the pressure of other activities at NATO headquarters in the lead-up to an alliance summit which was scheduled to take place during the period of the exercise—28 February to 4 March 1988.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are to replace the NATO crisis management exercise HILEX.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

There are no plans to replace HILEX 14.