Written question asked by Ann Clwyd (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 June 1998. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 June 1998 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer (312 c520-2W, 21 May 1998), on support for police and military forces, if he will provide a breakdown of the 1997-98 expenditure under the United Kingdom Military Training Assistance Scheme in support of the military in Indonesia; and if he will list the training establishments involved and the nature of the training. - Inc fig and list.

Answer: Ann Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 21 May 1998, Official Report, columns 520-22, on support for police and military forces, if he will provide a breakdown of the 1997-98 expenditure under the United Kingdom Military Training Assistance Scheme in support of the military in Indonesia; and if he will list the training establishments involved and the nature of the training. [44336] Mr. Fatchett: Half of the £225,000 funding for Indonesia military training for 1997-98 represented carry-over costs from 1996-97. The remainder represented English language training in Indonesia and the following courses in the UK: Army: 1 student on a Disaster Management Course (RCMS Shrivenham); 1 student on a Command and Staff Course (Joint Service Command and Staff-College, Bracknell); 2 students on English language training (Defence School of Languages, Beaconsfield). Navy: 1 Student on an International Anti-Submarine Warfare Course (HMS Dryad); 1 student on an International Navigation Officers Course (HMS Dryad).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 313 c487W; 44336
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Armed forces Expenditure Training Indonesia Military aid ASSIST programme
Contains statistics: Yes