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Written question asked by Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 21 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 October 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 24 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

UK Military Advice/Training

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) to which countries the UK has sent advisory military and training teams in each year since 1997;
Answer

For a comprehensive list of countries where we have provided in-country training since 1997 I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 March 2003, Official Report, column 888W to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Wareing). It lists countries in which a range of training activities (vice formally established teams) has taken place since 1997, without stating a breakdown of manpower.The requested breakdown of information regarding the breadth of where we have stationed military personnel for training purposes, broken down by each year since 1997, is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the following list is a summary of established in-country training teams (as opposed to the more general range of training activities previously provided) and their existing manning levels:

Country Effective dates Strength
Antigua From 1999 6
Bahrain Closed August 2005 —
Barbados To 1999 —
Bermuda — 2
Bosnia-Herzegovina From 2004 3
Brunei — 39
Czech Republic From 2003 26
Estonia From 2003 1
Ghana — 9
Kenya From 2000 12
Kuwait — 50
Oman — 88
Saudi Arabia — 15
Sierra Leone — 90
Singapore — 2
Slovakia From 2003 10
South Africa — 9
United Arab Emirates — 5
Zimbabwe Closed 2000 —
Note: Where no effective date is shown, UK had a training/advisory presence prior to 1997.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15939; 438 c26-7W;438 c26-7W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Ministry of Defence
Thursday, 20 March 2003
Written questions
House of Commons
UK Military Advice/Training
Monday, 24 October 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Training Military aid