§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will prevent British counter-terrorism experts advising Burmese trainees at the new counterterrorism centre in Semarang, Indonesia. [178839]
§ Mr. MacShaneI have been asked to reply.
At the Bali Ministerial conference in February 2004, the UK offered to provide counter-terrorism assistance to South East Asian countries through the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation at Semarang. However, British counter-terrorism experts will not advise Burmese trainees at the centre.