§ Lord Astor of Heverasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many officer cadets from foreign countries have been accepted for officer training at:
in each of the years from 2000 to 2004; and what were their countries of origin; and [HL272]
- (a) Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth;
- (b) Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; and
- (c) Royal Air Force College, Cranwell;
How decisions are made as to which countries send officer cadets to:
[HL273]
- (a) Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth;
- (b) Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; and
- (c) Royal Air Force College, Cranwell.
§ Lord BachThe table below shows how many officer cadets from foreign countries have undertaken training, from 2000 to 2004, at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and Royal Air Force College, Cranwell.
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Number of Officer Cadets (International Students) attending Training—2000 to 2004 Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth Bahamas 0 2 0 3 2 Bahrain 2 0 0 0 4 Barbados 1 0 1 0 1 90WA
Number of Officer Cadets (International Students) attending Training—2000 to 2004 Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Brunei 7 8 8 0 2 Ghana 0 1 0 0 0 Guyana 0 1 3 2 1 Jamaica 1 1 1 2 1 Jordan 0 0 1 0 0 Kenya 0 0 0 1 0 Kuwait 7 6 24 37 21 Latvia 0 0 0 0 1 Lebanon 0 0 0 0 1 Lithuania 0 0 0 1 0 Malaysia 0 0 0 1 2 Malta 0 0 0 0 1 Nigeria 1 0 1 0 1 Oman 0 9 8 8 8 Qatar 1 0 0 1 0 Romania 0 0 0 0 1 Senegal 0 1 0 1 0 Singapore 1 0 0 2 2 St Christopher & Nevis 1 0 0 0 0 Sri Lanka 0 0 0 1 0 Syria 0 0 0 1 0 Tanzania 0 0 0 1 0 Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 9 10 0 UAE 2 0 5 1 0 Ukraine 0 1 1 1 1 Yemen 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 24 30 62 74 53 Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst Armenia 0 0 0 0 1 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 1 Bahrain 5 4 3 6 1 Bangladesh 0 0 0 2 2 Barbados 1 0 0 0 1 Belize 2 4 3 3 2 Bolivia 0 0 0 0 1 Botswana 2 1 1 0 1 Brunei 2 8 5 4 4 Czech Republic 0 0 1 1 1 Egypt 0 1 1 1 1 E1 Salvador 1 0 0 0 0 Ethiopia 0 0 0 1 0 Fiji 2 0 2 2 1 Gambia 1 0 0 0 0 Georgia 1 1 1 0 0 Ghana 1 0 0 0 1 Guatemala 1 1 1 0 0 Guyana 1 0 0 0 1 Iraq 0 0 0 0 2 Jamaica 4 2 5 4 3 Jordan 1 1 4 1 3 Kazakhstan 0 0 0 1 1 Kenya 0 0 0 2 1 Kuwait 6 4 6 3 4 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 1 0 Latvia 0 1 1 0 0 Lithuania 1 0 1 1 0 Luxembourg 0 1 0 1 0 Malawi 2 1 1 0 0 Malaysia 0 0 0 0 1 Malta 1 1 1 1 1 Mauritius 0 0 1 0 0 Morocco 1 0 0 0 0 Mozambique 0 1 0 0 0 Nepal 2 2 2 2 2 Nigeria 2 4 2 2 1 Oman 4 6 3 5 7 Pakistan 0 2 1 1 1 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 1 0 Paraguay 2 0 1 0 0 Philippines 0 1 0 0 1
Number of Officer Cadets (International Students) attending Training—2000 to 2004 Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Qatar 2 4 1 1 0 Saudi Arabia 1 0 2 1 1 Senegal 2 3 0 0 1 Singapore 1 2 2 2 2 Slovenia 0 0 0 0 1 South Africa 1 1 1 1 0 Sri Lanka 1 0 0 1 1 Swaziland 0 1 0 0 0 Syria 0 0 0 1 0 Tanzania 0 1 1 1 1 Thailand 1 1 1 1 1 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0 Trinidad & Tobago 1 0 0 0 0 Uganda 0 0 0 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 1 0 0 United Arab Emirates 2 7 9 11 8 Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 1 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 Yemen 2 0 4 5 3 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 63 68 69 73 67 Royal Air Force College Cranwell Belize 0 0 0 2 1 Brunei 0 5 5 3 4 Jamaica 0 0 2 2 2 Nigeria 2 1 0 1 0 Oman 4 0 7 3 4 Qatar 2 0 0 0 0 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 6 14 11 12 The Ministry of Defence sits at the centre of the allocation process for all International Defence Training, including international student places at the respective colleges. MoD liaises with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as the colleges, as necessary, and is guided by a strategy which provides a global, regional and country focus for MoD's politico-military engagement around the world. This supports our foreign, defence and wider security policy objectives, which include strengthening international peace and security by promoting good governance, building local operational capability and improving interoperability.