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What assistance the United Kingdom has given to military and police forces overseas. [HL 2259]. - Inc figures and ref to review of the ASSIST activities for 2000-01. Copy in Library.

Asked by

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2002

Reference

HL 2259; 630 c134WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on UK assistance to militaries and police forces overseas. - Including figures and ref to review of ASSIST activities for 2000-01, in Library.

Asked by

Ernie Ross (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 January 2002

Reference

26900; 377 c957W;377 c959W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

(Pursuant to reply on 06.11.2000 at 356 c51W) To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on The Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training programme; and what changes to the programme are planned. - Inc fig and fact that copy...

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 November 2000

Reference

357 c345-6W; 137177

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Whether any changes to the Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training (ASSIST) programme have recently been made. [HL 4506]. - Inc ref to copy of revised ASSIST criteria in Library.

Asked by

Lord Acton (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2000

Reference

HL 4506; 619 c35-6WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on The Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training programme; and what changes to the programme are planned. (Further information on 24.11.2000 at 357 c345-6W)

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2000

Reference

137177; 356 c51W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what has been the cost of training, provided under the ASSIST programme, (a) in total and (b) to China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Croatia, Russia and Turkey; how many personnel have benefited from training, provided under the ASSIST programme, (a)...

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 1999

Reference

337 c842-3W;337 c843W; 97511;97512;97514;97513

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1184

Deposited by

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

16 June 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1184

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Statement on the performance of the Assist programme in its first year; and what changes to the programme are planned. - Inc figure, ref to 26 March 1998, 309 c235-6W and fact that copy of the new ASSIST criteria will be placed in Library.

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 June 1999

For answer on

15 June 1999

Answered on

15 June 1999

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the performance of the ASSIST programme in its first year; and what changes to the programme are planned. [87285] Mr. Tony Lloyd: As my hon. Friend will be aware from my announcement in the House on 26 March 1998, the ASSIST programme was established on 1 April 1998 to replace the UK Military Training Assistance Scheme (UKMTAS), with the main purpose of re-focusing support to the Government's priority of promoting respect for human rights and good governance. Notable results in the first year included: a course in China run together with Save the Children Fund, designed to fight child trafficking; direct human rights training for the Russian military; a workshop on conscientious objection in Novograd; and a women and children protection course in the Philippines. The transition to new objectives made a good start in the financial year 1998-99 with 84 per cent. of spending being compatible with the new ASSIST criteria. For the next financial year, as pre-existing commitments reduce we shall be increasing this percentage and further refining the ASSIST criteria. New objectives will include: The addition of an objective to promote the re-establishment of appropriately structured and armed forces in post conflict situations (internal and external) and in newly democratised countries; Promotion of the security of the Overseas Territories; The inclusion of training for peacekeeping in accordance with UN guidance; Cooperation with NGOs and other representatives of civil society on security sector assistance; Increased emphasis on counter proliferation and combating small arms trafficking. Enhancement of the professionalism of the armed forces has been withdrawn as an independent objective within the criteria. We have set up an ASSIST Challenge Fund to be used for flagship projects. To enable greater continuity and planning, we have agreed that ASSIST will continue for at least 3 years. We are also liaising with the MOD and DFID to ensure that ASSIST's programmes complement those Departments' programmes in related areas. A copy of the new ASSIST criteria will be placed in the Library.

Date

15 June 1999

Reference

333 c117-8W; 87285

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Statement on how the Assistance to support Stability with In-Service Training (ASSIST) programme performed in its first year; and whether, as a result of this performance, any changes to the programme are envisaged. [HL 2996]. - Including fact that copy of new ASSIST criteria will be placed in Library, and...

Asked by

Lord Desai (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 June 1999

Reference

HL 2996; 602 c19-20WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the countries (a) from which police officers have visited the UK and (b) have been visited by UK military or police personnel to receive training under the assistance for in-service training scheme since 1st April...

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 April 1999

Reference

81376; 330 c30W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs about the ASSIST programme.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 February 1999

Reference

71057; 325 c626W;325 c628W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what place is given to human rights in the programme of training supplied by the United Kingdom for foreign police and military personnel; and what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on its effectiveness in improving the...

Asked by

Peter Lloyd (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 1998

Reference

314 c603W; 47344

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

How much the following nations of the Baltic states will receive in the financial year 1998-99 from the ASSIST programme (Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training) - (a) Estonia (b) Latvia and (c) Lithuania. [HL 2252]. - The Baltic states have been allocated £41,000 each from the ASSIST programme...

Asked by

Earl of Carlisle (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 June 1998

Reference

HL 2252; 591 c29WA

House

House of Lords

Whitty, Lord

What is the current state of officially sponsored research into the actual results achieved by providing training to overseas police services and in particularly into any consequent improvements in respect for human rights and civil liberties; and when they expect to announce their conclusions. [HL 2099].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 June 1998

Reference

HL 2099; 590 c99WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support is being provided to Indonesia in 1998-99 under the Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training scheme; and at what cost.

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 1998

Reference

313 c487W; 44333

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer (312 c520-2W, 21 May 1998), on support for police and military forces, if he will provide a breakdown of the 1997-98 expenditure under the United Kingdom Military Training Assistance Scheme in support of the military...

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 1998

Reference

313 c487W; 44336

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the support currently provided by his Department for (a) police and (b) military forces, broken down by country. - Inc tables and ref to 309 c235-6W, 26 March 1998.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 April 1998

For answer on

21 May 1998

Answered on

21 May 1998

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the support currently provided by his Department for (a) police and (b) military forces, broken down by country. [40613] Mr. Tony Lloyd: FCO support for the police and the military in FY 1997/98 under the United Kingdom Military Training Assistance Scheme (UKMTAS) and through other programme budgets is as listed. The list shows support for personnel of other countries attending training courses in the UK and countries to which UK training teams or loan service personnel were deployed. For 1998/99 the UKMTAS programme has been replaced by Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training (ASSIST), on which I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave to the hon. Member for Chorley (Mr. Hoyle) on 26 March 1998, Official Report, columns 235-36. 1997/98 FCO spending in support of the police _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country £ Albania 750,000 Anguilla 2,245 Antigua 8,614 Bahamas 2,617 Bangladesh 6,483 Barbados 18,016 Belize 12,161 Bosnia 9,627 Botswana 41,457 British Virgin Islands 1,604 Bulgaria 9,589 Chile 43,555 China 13,379 Colombia 42,240 Costa Rica 14,448 Croatia 91 Cyprus 37,449 Czech Republic 3,950 Estonia 400 Fiji 26,181 Ghana 4,953 Gibraltar 86,451 Grenada 7,386 Guyana 121 Hungary 1,319 India 21,948 Jamaica 10,860 Kenya 1,604 Lebanon 25,644 Lesotho 14,445 Malaysia 7,717 Malta 11,196 Mauritius 15,536 Mongolia 715 Montserrat 2,180 Morocco 23,120 Mozambique 502 Namibia 1,604 Pakistan 2,949 Papua New Guinea 28,089 Paraguay 27,267 Peru 4,255 Philippines 43,258 Poland 7,860 St. Kitts 1,604 St. Vincent 1,604 Seychelles 8,774 Sierra Leone 3,426 Singapore 6,698 Solomon Islands 17,851 South Africa 25,209 Sri Lanka 11,251 Tanzania 6,870 Trinidad 18,449 Turks and Caicos Islands 8,212 Uganda 22,461 Uruguay 16,170 Vanuatu 14,236 Zambia 14,153 Zimbabwe 7,902 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997/98: FCO spending in support of the military _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country £ Angola 207,650 Antigua 34,409 Argentina 18,344 Bahamas 52,528 Bangladesh 268,090 Barbados + BMATT E. Caribbean{1} 1,145,316 Belarus 26,170 Belize + BELDA{2} 665,365 Botswana 176,174 Brazil 36,438 British Virgin Islands 236,122 Bulgaria 89,541 Chile 41,365 China 52,353 Colombia 719,814 Costa Rica 1,276 Croatia 2,351 Czech Republic 222,961 Ecuador 5,188 Egypt 56,186 El Salvador 1,324 Estonia 16,232 Ethiopia 115,488 Fiji 107,104 Ghana 1,100,497 Georgia 61,741 Grenada 28,681 Guatemala 97,200 Guyana 96,647 Honduras 734 Hungary 341,016 India 306,416 Indonesia 225,612 Ireland 180,907 Israel 1,302 Jamaica 218,757 Jordan 329,425 Kazakhstan 904 Kenya 157,108 Latvia 86,954 Lebanon 30,880 Lesotho 31,998 Lithuania 63,259 Macedonia 34,894 Malawi 186,011 Malaysia 373,796 Malta 80,032 Mauritius 212,339 Moldova 21,259 Montserrat 567 Morocco 84,211 Mozambique 93,410 Namibia 216,182 Nepal 98,364 Pakistan 826,730 Papua New Guinea 49,432 Paraguay 37,309 Philippines 74,075 Poland 336,323 Romania 149,335 Russia 33,544 Senegal 14,661 Seychelles 47,990 Sierra Leone 114,523 Singapore 47,140 Slovakia 147,374 Slovenia 110,175 South Africa 1,369,126 Sri Lanka 90,216 St. Lucia 7,839 St. Vincent 2,725 Tanzania 118,592 Thailand 268,249 Trinidad and Tobago 117,331 Turks and Caicos Islands 279,963 Uganda 2,462 Ukraine 358,814 Uruguay 33,571 Yemen 18,331 Zambia 25,736 Zimbabwe inc. MBATT 2,235,784 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} BMATT = British Military Assistance and Training Team {2} BELDA = Belize Defence Assistance 1997/98: Contributions to international organisations _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ UN International Police Task Force (Bosnia) 2,200,000 UN Trust Fund for the Police Assistance Programme in Bosnia and 2,000,000 Herzegovina EU Caribbean Drugs Initiative 430,000 South Pacific Police Adviser's Budget 51,710 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

21 May 1998

Reference

312 c520-2W; 40613

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Statement on whether their review of military training assistance has now been completed. [HL 1217]. - Includes fact that FCOs UK Military Training Assistance Scheme (UKMTAS) for 1998-99 will be replaced by a new programme called Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training (ASSIST), and that will set up a...

Asked by

Lord Dormand of Easington (Labour; Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 March 1998

Reference

587 c255-6WA; HL 1217

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Statement on whether his Department's review of military training assistance has been completed. - Including figures.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 March 1998

For answer on

26 March 1998

Answered on

26 March 1998

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department's review of military training assistance has been completed. [36496] Mr. Tony Lloyd: The review of the FCO's UK Military Training Assistance Scheme (UKMTAS) was launched as part of our Comprehensive Spending Review. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary concluded that for 1998-99, UKMTAS will be replaced by a new programme called Assistance to Support Stability with In-Service Training (ASSIST), and that we will set up a specific Human Rights Project Fund. The ASSIST programme will be worth £11.15 million in 1998-99. The criteria will be: 1) To promote, within overseas military and police forces, respect for civilian democratic government and practices, the rule of law and international human rights standards. This should be done by training activities which: promote human rights both as a distinct discipline and as an element of broader training courses; deliver practical skills for peacekeeping, conflict prevention, dispute resolution and disaster management; help fight crime, including terrorism; enhance the professionalism of the armed forces. 2) To promote effective arms control and non-proliferation measures. 3) To promote English Language training, as preparation for other training, and as a tool to allow contributions to peacekeeping and other activities where English is the common language. The creation of the new Human Rights Project Fund is the first time the FCO has set aside dedicated funds for human rights. The new fund will enable our Embassies and High Commissions to give practical help to promote human rights through Governments and non-governmental organisations. Priority areas will include: children's rights, including work to tackle child sexual abuse; rule of law cooperation, eg training for judges and lawyers, prison reform; support for national human rights institutions and NGOs; media, eg training of journalists. The Fund is made up of £2.25 million from overseas military training budgets (UKMTAS), together with an additional £2.75 million available through savings elsewhere.

Date

26 March 1998

Reference

309 c235-6W; 36496

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will be promoting (a) the ASSIST programme and (b) the Human Rights Project Fund during his forthcoming visits to (i) Thailand, (ii) Malaysia, (iii) Indonesia and (iv) Singapore. - (Holding answer 6 March 1998).

Asked by

David Faber (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 March 1998

Reference

308 c139W; 33150

House

House of Commons

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