Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Friday, 28 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 March 2003. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 March 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what has been the cost in each year since 1997 of training military personnel from the security forces of Mauritius; and how many persons have been trained each year - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the cost in each year since 1997 of training military personnel from the security forces of Mauritius; and how many persons have been trained each year. [100891] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Records of exact numbers and costs for training military personnel from Mauritius are held centrally by the MOD, and we were unable to obtain them in the timeframe available. A fuller answer will be given to my hon. Friend as soon as we can. According to the information available, since 2000, a total number of 78 members of the Special Mobile Force (SMF) of Mauritius have received training from the UK. They are as follows: 2000--5; 2001--22; 2002--51

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