Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 November 2014. It was answered by Philip Dunne (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Libya

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Libyan service personnel have received military training in the UK since June 2014.

Answer: Since June 2014 the Ministry of Defence has provided Defence Education and pre-course English Language training to twenty Libyan service personnel at Britannia Royal Naval College, RAF College Cranwell, the Defence Cultural and Language Centre, the Royal College of Defence Studies and HMS Collingwood. On 11 June, 328 Libyan Armed Forces troops began a training course in basic infantry and junior command skills, based at Bassingbourn Camp, Cambridgeshire. That training has now been concluded.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 213405
Session: 2014-15
Related items: Armed Forces: Libya
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Libya Military aid
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk