§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have undertaken any police or military training in Bahrain, under the Foreign and Commonwealth military training assistance scheme, or otherwise. [HL732]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)Her Majesty's Government have undertaken no police or military training in Bahrain under the Foreign and Commonwealth military training assistance scheme. No police training in Bahrain has been provided under any other scheme. The Ministry of Defence has provided military training in Bahrain. In the last year, the Bahrain defence force has received drill training and the Bahrain national guard has been trained in the protection of key installations.