§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of his Department's(a) military and (b) civilian personnel tasked (i) in the UK and (ii) overseas as United Kingdom contributions to (1) UN missions in former Yugoslavia, (2) the UN Tribunal on Yugoslavia, (3) the UN missions in the former Soviet Union, (4) the UN Special Commission on Iraq, (5) the UN Iraq/Kuwait observation mission, (6) the UN mission for the referendum in western Sahara, (7) the UN Angola verification mission, (8) the UN support mission in Haiti, (9) the UN observer mission in Angola, (10) the UN mission in Central African Republic, (11) the UN observer mission in Sierra Leone, (12) the UN tribunal in Rwanda, (13) the OSCE in Albania and (14) the WEU police mission in Albania. [83631]
§ Mr. George RobertsonAs at 11 May 1999, the numbers of Ministry of Defence personnel tasked to the various operations were as listed in the following table:
the United Kingdom and the United States and consisted of some 25,000 NATO personnel. I understand from NATO that the cost to NATO Exercise Funds was £450,000.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of, and which countries had armed forces involved in, the jungle training exercises in Belize carried out between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998. [76606]
§ Mr. SpellarThe cost of the seven jungle exercises in Belize carried out between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998 was £1.094 million, excluding the cost of ammunition and of spares consumed during the exercise.
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§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of, what assessment he has made of the value of, and how many personnel were deployed on the infantry exercises in France carried out between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998 [76600]
§ Mr. SpellarThree infantry exercises were carried out in France during this period. Of the first two, Liberty Bell took place between 11 and 25 July 1997, involved 452 personnel, and cost £169,000; Fraternal Front took place between 5 and 19 September 1997, involved 122 personnel and cost £43,000. The exercises were designed to test core infantry skills and the ability to plan and execute an overseas exercise. I understand that the exercises succeeded in their aims. The third exercise, Team Spirit, took place between 7 and 23 November 1997, involved 68 personnel from the Royal Marines and the French 9th Maritime Infantry Division, and cost £5,934. The exercise was designed to enable the participating units to practise small-scale military alliance operations. I understand that this exercise also succeeded in its aim. All of the above costs exclude the costs of ammunition and spares consumed during the exercise as these costs are not separately identified.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of, and how many personnel were deployed on the infantry exercise in Botswana carried out between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998. [76607]
§ Mr. SpellarExercise Diamond Cutter, which took place in Botswana from 4 February to 20 March 1998, involved 144 personnel from B Company 2 Para and cost £0.324 million, excluding the costs of ammunition and spares consumed during the exercise as these costs are not separately identifiable.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of, which countries had armed forces involved in and how many personnel were deployed on the infantry exercises in the USA carried out between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998. [76598]
§ Mr. SpellarThe cost of the infantry exercises in the USA carried out between 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998 was as follows:
£million Exercise Cost Trumpet Dance 1/98 0.256 Trumpet Dance 2/98 0.696 The cost of Trumpet Dance 1/98 excludes the cost of movement by RAF transport aircraft to and from the USA, as these figures are no longer available. The costs of ammunition and spares consumed during both exercises are also excluded as these costs are not separately identified.