HC Deb 16 June 1997 vol 296 cc87-9W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training places have been offered to foreign military personnel over the last 10 years; and which countries were involved.[3268]

Dr. Reid

Records of the number of training places offered to overseas students are not maintained. According Falkland Islands to our records, the numbers of overseas students attending courses in the UK in the last 10 years are:

  • 1987–88: 4,844
  • 1988–89: 5,131
  • 1989–90: 4,734
  • 1990–91: 4,083
  • 1991–92: 4,229
  • 1992–93: 4,071
  • 1993–;94: 4,183
  • 1994–95: 4,170
  • 1995–96: 4,130
  • 1996–97: 3,793

These figures may include some non-military personnel including police and customs officials. Details of these are not held separately.

These figures cover students from the following countries and Dependent Territories:

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burma
  • Cameroon
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Congo
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
    • 88
  • Dominicia
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanan
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netharlands
    • 89
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • UAE
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uruguay
  • USA
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe