Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which countries UK armed forces are providing training to (1) security forces, (2) armed forces, or (3) other armed groups.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
UK Armed Forces are providing training to Armed Forces or security forces in the current Financial Year in the countries listed below. The types of training provided cover a broad spectrum of subject matter including English language training, medical training, the conduct of disaster relief, and peacekeeping operations. The lists indicate the primary recipients of the training. In some cases training provided predominantly for members of the Armed Forces may also include participants from the security forces. Training may also sometimes be provided in the countries indicated to members of the Armed Forces of third party states, for example where one location is used to run a regional course with participants from several nations, or where training is provided to international peacekeeping forces in that country.
Armed Forces
Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burma
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Nepal
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Security Forces
Gabon
Iraq
Kenya
Kosovo
Malta
Pakistan
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Uganda
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government to which groups in Iraq and Syria UK armed forces are providing training.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In Iraq, UK military personnel are training Iraqi Security forces (including Kurdish Peshmerga). UK forces are also participating in a US-led Train and Equip programme to train selected members of vetted moderate Syrian opposition forces at locations outside Syria.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether British special forces operating in Iraq have been issued with a list containing the names of British citizens fighting for so-called Islamic State, whom they have been ordered to kill or capture.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Government has a long-standing policy not to comment on the activities of our Special Forces.