Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the documents publish on 26 January 2022 by Declassified UK, what steps her Department takes to monitor the potential diversion of military units trained by the UK from the Far North region to the Anglophone regions of Cameroon.

UK Defence assistance in Cameroon is not linked to the ongoing Anglophone conflict. All training in the far North of Cameroon is geographically bound to the far North Region only. The training itself emphasises obligations to adhere to strict international human rights standards, and we have also supported the delivery of training on the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law (IHL), including theory and practical lessons on IHL compliance in operations. Records are kept on all BIR trainees to monitor for any potential diversion of military units. We keep our security cooperation under constant review.