§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff have attended courses at Hanslope Park in the last year; on which system Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff are trained at Hanslope Park; how many missions abroad use such systems; when such systems are being withdrawn worldwide; and when training courses for the new system will begin.
§ Mr. GoodladA total of 2,285 FCO staff have attended courses at Hanslope Park over the last 12 months. They are trained on many different systems in use at home and in 143 missions abroad. The main system being withdrawn is Piccolo HF radio. The last one is expected to go by the end of June 1993. Training on its replacement began in early 1992.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff have attended courses in Brackley, Northamptonshire, in the last year; and at what cost.
§ Mr. GoodladNo FCO staff have attended courses at Brackley, but they have been accommodated there while attending communications courses in Buckinghamshire. The average cost is £64 per capita per night.