HC Deb 13 November 1990 vol 180 cc121-2W
Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether reported abuses of human rights and executions by the Filipino presidential security guard were taken into account in Her Majesty's Government's decision to provide military training to the guard in March and April.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

In deciding whether or not to provide military training to overseas countries, Her Majesty's Government take all relevant factors into account, including the treatment of human rights in the country concerned.

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether military training provided by the British Government to the Filipino presidential security guard in March and April of the current year included any consideration of, or training in, respect for human rights.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

It is not our practice to disclose the content of military training provided by Her Majesty's Government to other countries as such details are generally confidential between the Governments involved.

Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost to Britain of providing military training to the Filipino presidential security guard in March and April; and from which budget this was paid.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The cost of providing military training to the Government of the Philippines was met from the United Kingdom military training assistance scheme which is part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's budget. It is not our practice to disclose the costs of training for individual countries.