§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military exercises have taken place in Kenya in each of the last five years, broken down by(a) number of troops involved and (b) length of exercise. [158035]
§ Mr. IngramThe details of British military exercises that taken place in Kenya over the last years; broken down by the number of participating troops and length of the exercise are shown in the following table:
Centre; what expenses will be met by industry; how much investment is expected from industry; what output are expected from the centre; and if he will make a statement. [154902]
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§ Mr. HoonThe expenses incurred by the Missile Defence centre (MDC) fall into the broad categories of running costs for the Centre itself and funding for specific technical work carried out in support of its objectives. In the period from the MDC's Opening last July to the end of financial year 2003–04 the Ministry of Defence expects to contribute some £5.5 million, while the estimated contribution by industry will be some £2 million.
The outputs expected from the MDC in 2003–04 include: advice on missile defence issues; the development of models and databases to facilitate the formulation and evaluation of concepts for defending the United Kingdom against the ballistic missile threat; and the construction and testing of hardware elements of potential use to the United States Ballistic Missile defence (BMD) programme. These outputs are intended to inform national BMD Policy, establish a leading role for the UK in missile defence, and secure significant participation by UK industry in the us BMD programme.