Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the motion of Laikipia County Assembly on military training in nature conservancies, whether it remains his Department's policy for British troops in Kenya to exercise at Lolldaiga Conservancy.

The Ministry of Defence deeply values our relationship with Kenya, which has long been the UK's defence partner of choice in East Africa. The British Army conducts critical work with the Kenya Defence Forces to build security and stability in the region. The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) continues to train at Lolldaiga Hills Ranch, a privately-owned commercial ranch which undertakes some conservation activities. The ranch leases land for use for military training for a limited number of days each year.