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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 14 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 March 2016. It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Australia: Military Exercises

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many direct joint training exercises with the Royal Australian armed forces have been carried out in each of the last five years.

Answer

UK Defence benefits from considerable engagement with the Australian Armed Forces reflecting the strength of the defence relationship between the two nations. Our records show the number of direct joint training exercises that the UK has carried out with the Royal Australian Armed Forces in each of the last five years is as follows:

2015-7

2014-8

2013-6

2012-6

2011-5


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30879
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Armed forces Australia Training Military exercises
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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