HC Deb 22 May 1990 vol 173 cc93-4W
Sir Dudley Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what co-operation exists between the Royal Navy and the Belgian navy over the mine warfare training centre at Ostend.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Royal Navy personnel regularly attend courses at the Belgian Navy's Ecole de Guerre des Mines (EGUERMIN) near Ostend. Through our contribution to the NATO infrastructure central fund, the

Cheese imports into the United Kingdom
(000 tonnes)
Country of Export 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Republic of Ireland 43 48 52 61 48 62 44
France 10 11 13 14 17 24 30
Belgium/Luxembourg1 7 13 15 15 14 16 14
Netherlands 23 21 23 25 21 25 23

United Kingdom will provide a share of the costs of the proposed minehunting simulator to be installed at EGUERMIN. We will continue to seek opportunities for co-operation in mine warfare training with our NATO partners wherever practical and beneficial.

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