HC Deb 16 March 1990 vol 169 cc412-3W
Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any payment is made by the Sultanate of Brunei for the provision by the United Kingdom of troops and training to the Sultan's forces.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Appropriate payments are made by the Government of Brunei for individuals attending training courses in the United Kingdom and for loan service personnel serving with the Brunei armed forces. In addition, the Government of Brunei meet the full costs of the British Gurkha battalion stationed in Brunei.