Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the National Security Capabilities Review, published in July 2017, which countries have taken part in International Defence Training courses; and how many nationals of those countries have taken part in each such course since 2015.

The figures quoted in the National Security Capabilities Review (NSCR) relate to international participation in more than 80 separate training courses. The majority of these courses are delivered in the UK, but there are a small number of courses delivered overseas. The tables in the attached document provide the following information:

Tables 1-11: The number of participants, by country, in the highest profile UK-based courses for which there is a consistent high level of international demand for places.

Tables 12-14: The number of courses delivered overseas by country, and the total number of participants across those courses. (This figure includes estimated participant numbers for some courses).

Tables 15-16: The total number of international participants by year across the other 70 courses covered by the figure quoted in the NSCR, and a list of countries who have sent participants to any of these courses.