HC Deb 09 February 1994 vol 237 cc282-3W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Indonesian military personnel and Indonesian state employees working on defence-related matters received support through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the past 10 years to study in Britain; and through which programmes.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Indonesian military personnel have over the years attended a range of developmental and technical training courses in the United Kingdom. Details of the training, including numbers involved, are regarded as confidential between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of Indonesia.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Indonesian military personnel have been funded to study in Britain since 1975; through which Government Departments they have been funded; and what subjects they have been studying.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Indonesian military personnel have, over the years, attended a range of developmental and technical training courses in the United Kingdom. Details of the training, including numbers involved, are regarded as confidential between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of Indonesia.

Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what monitoring he is undertaking as to the use to which Hawk aircraft supplied by the United Kingdom to Indonesia are being or have been put; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Goodlad

It would be impracticable on a regular basis to monitor, after transfer, equipment which we have licensed for export. We are, however, ready where necessary to ask recipient countries, on a confidential basis, about the location and use of defence equipment we have supplied. We have no evidence that Hawk aircraft are being or have been used for repressive purposes against the civil population in Indonesia and East Timor. Nor do we believe that Hawk, or any other items of British equipment, have been or are likely to be used against the civilian population in Indonesia and East Timor. The Indonesian Government have given us assurances that Hawk aircraft will not be used for internal security purposes.