§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign military personnel, and from which countries, have been involved in military training in the United Kingdom in the last 12 months. [54630]
§ Mr. IngramDuring the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002, 3,925 overseas military personnel were trained at United Kingdom military establishments. A full breakdown of the numbers trained by country is shown in the table.
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Overseas military personnel trained in the UK between 1 April and 31 March 2002 Country Students trained Albania 13 Algeria 2 Argentina 11 Australia 105 Austria 11 Bahamas 2 Bahrain 29 Bangladesh 3 Barbados 1 Belgium 86 Belize 30 Bermuda 14 Botswana 13 Brazil 15 Brunei 182 Bulgaria 10 Canada 357 Chile 6 China 40 Croatia 8 Czech Republic 29 Denmark 34 Egypt 19 El Salvador 1 Estonia 5 Fiji 2 Finland 12 France 49 Gambia 1 Georgia 6 Germany 120 Ghana 8 Greece 47 Guatemala 4 Guyana 6 Hong Kong 2 Hungary 29 Iceland 1 India 17 Indonesia 1 Ireland 107 Israel 13 Italy 164 Jamaica 33 Japan 7 Jordan 90 Kazakhstan 3 Kenya 9 Korea (South) 10 Kyrghistan 1 Kuwait 312 Latvia 17 Lebanon 2 Lithuania 12 Luxembourg 1 Macedonia 7 Malawi 5 Malaysia 17 Malta 2 Moldova 8 Morocco 5 Mozambique 5 Nepal 34 Netherlands 259 New Zealand 38 Nicaragua 0 Nigeria 31 Norway 202 Oman 184 Pakistan 53 Papua New Guinea 3 Paraguay 3
Overseas military personnel trained in the UK between 1 April and 31 March 2002 Country Students trained Peru 1 Philippines 10 Poland 24 Portugal 39 Qatar 64 Romania 16 Russia 10 Rwanda 1 Saudi Arabia 55 Senegal 15 Sierra Leone 23 Singapore 125 Slovakia 20 Slovenia 7 South Africa 17 Spain 25 Sri Lanka 6 St. Vincent 2 Swaziland 1 Sweden 25 Switzerland 10 Tanzania 9 Thailand 29 Tonga 5 Trinidad and Tobago 6 Turkey 72 Uganda 2 Ukraine 37 United Arab Emirates 108 United States of America 128 Uruguay 5 Yemen 7 Zimbabwe 1 Total students 3,873 Total countries 104