§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support is being provided to Indonesia in 1998–99 under the Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training scheme; and at what cost. [44333]
§ Mr. FatchettNo expenditure has been authorised so far.
§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 21 May 1998,Official Report, columns 520–22, on support for police and military forces, if he will provide a breakdown of the 1997–98 expenditure under the United Kingdom Military Training Assistance Scheme in support of the military in Indonesia; and if he will list the training establishments involved and the nature of the training. [44336]
§ Mr. FatchettHalf of the £225,000 funding for Indonesia military training for 1997–98 represented carry-over costs from 1996–97.
The remainder represented English language training in Indonesia and the following courses in the UK:
Army: 1 student on a Disaster Management Course (RCMS Shrivenham); I student on a Command and Staff Course (Joint Service Command and Staff-College, Bracknell); 2 students on English language training (Defence School of Languages, Beaconsfield).Navy: 1 Student on an International Anti-Submarine Warfare Course (HMS Dryad); 1 student on an International Navigation Officers Course (HMS Dryad).