§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which training exercises in the past 12 months within British waters have involved foreign submarines. [130446]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 13 July 2000]: During the past 12 months, foreign submarines have been involved in two Joint Maritime Courses (JMC), Exercise Northern Light 99, as well as weekly exercises in the South Coast Areas, in support of Operational Sea Training.