§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all countries who have sent(a) military cadets and (b) senior service men to training schools in the United Kingdom since 1979; how many military persons were involved in each case; and what has been the total cost to the United Kingdom of this training.
§ Mr. NeubertThe following countries have sent military personnel for training at United Kingdom service establishments on at least one occasion since 1 January 1979. It is not possible to distinguish between military cadets and senior service men, as information is not held centrally in this form and could not be compiled without disproportionate cost.
- Afghanistan
- Anguilla
721 - Antigua
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bahrein
- Bangledesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Burundi
- Cameroons
- Canada
- Chad
- Chile
- Congo
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany (Federal Republic)
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Qatar
- St. Kitts
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
722 - Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Turkey
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)
- United States of America
- Venezuela
- Yemen
- Yugoslavia
- Zaire
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
The approximate numbers of overseas service men who attended United Kingdom military training courses in each year since 1979 are as follows:
Numbers 1979 6,450 1980 5,300 1 1981–82 5,650 1982–83 4,600 1983–84 5,200 1984–85 5,450 1985–86 5,150 1986–87 5,500 1987–88 4,850 1988–89 5,150 1 From 1981–82 statistics have been gathered by financial rather than calendar years. Further specific details about numbers trained are generally confidential between her Majesty's Government and the Government concerned.
The bulk of this training has been carried out on repayment.