HC Deb 06 February 1996 vol 271 cc149-50W
Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 19 December,Official Report, columns 1073–74, how many Nigerian police officers received training in the United Kingdom in the maintenance of public order in (a) 1990 and (b) 1991; which United Kingdom police force provided the training; and which Government Department was responsible for funding the training. [13349]

Mr. Hanley

Two Nigerian police officers received training in the maintenance of public order in 1990 and one 1991. All three were trained by the Greater Manchester police force. Funding was by the ODA.

Mr. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 19 December,Official Report, columns 1073–74, what was the nature of the training provided in the United Kingdom in 1990 and 1991 for members of the Nigerian police in the maintenance of public order. [13380]

Mr. Hanley

The training covered the theoretical and practical aspects of command and control in serious public disorder situations, including instruction in teaching shield tactics, with emphasis on the minimum use of force.