§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list separately the joint military exercises carried out over the last five years by the United Kingdom with non-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries overseas.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Over the past three years, however, United Kingdom forces have exercised overseas with forces from: Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Curacao, Egypt, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Martinique, New Zealand, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand and Trinidad. In addition, the Navy carries out a number of short ad hoc exercises with friendly navies on an opportunity basis.