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Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 20 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2017. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Monday, 9 January 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Burma: Armed Forces

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of training provided to the Burmese army.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence does not provide any form of combat training to the Burmese military.

We do provide educational training to the Burmese military in the form of programmes delivered by the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom on the role of the military in a democracy, leadership and English language training. The cost to the public purse of this training provided to the Burmese Army, as at 21 December 2016, is £236,668. Our programme of engagement with the Burmese military remains under continual review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
58521
Session
2016-17
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Armed forces Training Myanmar Military aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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