HC Deb 26 April 1999 vol 330 cc30-1W
Ms Julie Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries(a) from which police officers have visited the UK and (b) have been visited by UK military or police personnel to receive training under the assistance for in-service training scheme since 1 April 1998. [81376]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

The countries from which police officers have visited the United Kingdom to receive training under the Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training (ASSIST) scheme since 1 April 1998 are: Argentine, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Chile, Cyprus, Fiji, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, St. Lucia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The countries whose police officers have been visited by UK military or police personnel to receive training under ASSIST since 1 April 1998 are: Brazil, China, El Salvador, Fiji, Kenya, Philippines, Turkey and Zimbabwe.

Ms Julie Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries from which police officers(a) have visited the United Kingdom and (b) have been visited by United Kingdom military or police personnel to receive training under the United Kingdom military training assistance scheme in the financial year 1997–98. [81377]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

The countries from which police officers have visited the United Kingdom to receive training under the United Kingdom Military Training Assistance Scheme (UKMTAS) in the financial year 1997–98 are: Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, St. Christopher and Nevis, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The countries from which police officers have been visited by United Kingdom police or military personnel to receive training under UKMTAS in financial year 1997–98 are: Bosnia, Czech Republic, Fiji and Mongolia.

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