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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 October 2017. It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 October 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Poaching

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training and assistance the UK armed forces are providing to support anti-poaching patrols in other countries.

Answer

A team of seven UK Armed Forces personnel have been providing training and mentoring to African Parks rangers since August in Liwonde National Park, Malawi.

In November a short term training team of 11 UK Armed Forces personnel will travel to Gabon, to train up to 60 rangers from the Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux in counter-poaching patrolling skills.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109460
Session
2017-19
Related items
Poaching
Friday, 3 November 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Poaching Training Military aid
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk