HC Deb 05 May 1998 vol 311 cc289-91W
Mr. Soames

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the countries which have military staff under training in the United Kingdom; at which establishments such training is taking place; and what numbers, and from which countries, are at each establishment. [40774]

Dr. Reid

The countries which have military staff under training in the UK together with the numbers of students from each country are shown in the table.

Country Number of military staff being trained
Angola 2
Australia 22
Bahrain 5
Bangladesh 7
Barbados 4
Belgium 4
Belize 10
Bermuda 2
Botswana 7
Brazil 1
Brunei 56
Bulgaria 1
Canada 35
Chile 7
China 1
Czech Republic 4
Denmark 4
Egypt 4
Fiji 5
Finland 4
France 5
Germany 11
Ghana 7
Greece 5
Guatemala 2
Guyana 2
Hong Kong 1
Hungary 5
India 7
Indonesia 3
Ireland 4
Israel 2
Italy 8
Jamaica 17
Japan 3
Jordan 8
Kenya 2
Korea 3
Kuwait 78
Latvia 1
Lebanon 2
Lithuania 2
Malawi 3
Malaysia 9
Malta 2
Mauritania 2
Mauritius 2
Mozambique 3
Nepal 2
Netherlands 21
New Zealand 5
Norway 10
Oman 76
Pakistan 16
Papua New Guinea 1
Philippines 2
Poland 7
Qatar 38
Romania 2
Saudi Arabia 13

Country Number of military staff being trained
Senegal 2
Seychelles 1
Singapore 16
Slovakia 3
South Africa 5
Spain 2
Sweden 3
Switzerland 1
Tanzania 2
Thailand 11
Trindad & Tobago 2
Turkey 2
United Arab Emirates 21
Uganda 1
Ukraine 2
Uruguay 1
USA 11
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 7

The establishments at which this training is being carried out are:

  • Royal College of Defence Studies
  • Empire Test Pilot School
  • HMS Heron
  • RN Hydrography School
  • Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth
  • School of Maritime Operation HMS Dryad
  • RN Lympstone
  • RM Portsmouth
  • HMS Sultan
  • HMS Collingwood
  • RM Poole
  • RN Submarine School
  • Defence Diving School
  • HMS Seahawk
  • HMS Osprey
  • Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham
  • Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
  • Joint Services Command and Staff Course, Bracknell
  • School of Logistics
  • Royal School of Signals
  • HQ Construction Engineer School
  • Combat Engineer School
  • School of Electronic and Aeronautical Engineering
  • Defence School of Languages
  • RMP Chichester
  • Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal School
  • Army School of Ammunition
  • Surveillance Target Acquisition Night Observational and Counter Surveillance Centre
  • School of Physical Training
  • Combined Arms Tactics Centre
  • Mine Warfare Centre
  • Royal School of Artillery
  • Defence Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Centre
  • Infantry Training Centre, Wales
  • Infantry Training Centre, Warminster
  • Infantry Training Centre, Catterick
  • Royal Military School of Music
  • 291
  • Pirbright
  • School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
  • Royal Armoured Corps Centre
  • Defence Intelligence and Security Centre
  • RE Chattenden
  • Royal Defence Medical College
  • Joint Air Transport Establishment
  • HQ Hereford Garrison
  • HQ Directorate of Army Aviation
  • Royal Military Police Training School
  • Adjutant General Corps Training Group
  • Army School of Training Support
  • School of Military Survey
  • RAF Bentley Priory
  • RAF Boulmer
  • RAF Brize Norton
  • RAF Coltishall
  • RAF Cosford
  • RAF Cranwell
  • RAF Halton
  • RAF Henlow
  • RAF Honington
  • RAF Leeming
  • RAF Linton-on-Ouse
  • RAF Locking
  • RAF Lossiemouth
  • RAF Lyneham
  • RAF Odiham
  • RAF St. Athan
  • RAF St. Mawgan
  • RAF Sam (Farnborough)
  • RAF Shawbury
  • RAF Valley
  • RAF Waddington.

Information on the numbers of military staff from each country that are trained at each establishment is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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