Military Aid
(asked on 19th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of equipment gifted by his Department in each year since 2010.
The Ministry of Defence leads on the gifting of strategically controlled equipment overseas.
All proposals to gift are assessed and approved under the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Agreed proposals are published annually in the Strategic Export Controls Annual Report to Parliament and in the public domain. Links to reports for 2010 to 2013 are below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2011
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-strategic-export-controls-annual-report-2010
For 2014 onwards, the following list of gifted equipment that is not yet published in an annual report has been assessed and approved under the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria by HMG.
Country
| End User(s) | Goods Description | Goods Value |
2014
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AFGHANISTAN | Afghanistan National Directorate of Security | Radio Equipment, Handheld Transceivers and Accessories | £3,175,705.00 |
AFGHANISTAN | Afghanistan National Security Forces | CampStores, Communications and Information Technology Infrastructure, Medical Equipment | £3,812,753.52 |
ANGUILLA | Royal Anguilla Police Force | Protective Clothing | £69,878.46 |
ANGUILLA | Royal Anguilla Police Force | Protective Clothing | £88,132.08 |
BELGIUM | NATO Communications And Information Agency | Card Encrypting Module, Carts Switch, Circuit Breakers, | £579,169.56 |
BELIZE | Belize Defence Force | Small Arms Ammunition and Pyrotechnics | £16,458.00 |
IRAQ | Government of Iraq | Vallon Metal Detectors | £2,200,000.00 |
IRAQ | Ministry of Peshmerga, Iraq | Heavy Machine Guns Spares, Mortars, Binoculars, Body Armour, Protective Equipment | £2,600,000 |
JORDAN | Jordanian Armed Forces | Armoured Utility Vehicles | £386,375.00 |
LEBANON | Lebanese Armed Forces | Vehicles and Associated Terrain Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, including Body Armour, Helmets, Gloves, Belts, First Aid Kits, Camouflage Clothing and Protective Glasses | £3,596,844.00 |
LEBANON | Lebanese Armed Forces | Radio Masts, Antennas, and Antenna Mounting Brackets for Vehicles | £531,824.00 |
LIBYA | Tripoli Police, Libya | Ultra Lightweight Tactical Body Armour | £127,560.00 |
OMAN | Royal Army of Oman | Armour Piercing bullets | £22,000.00 |
PAKISTAN | Pakistan, Ministry of Defence | Forensic Camera and Field Equipment, Weapon Mounts, Search Team Kit, Utility Vehicle | £445,000.00 |
PAKISTAN | Pakistan Ministry of Defence and Civil Defence | Firing Cable, Batteries, Medical Bergen Backpack, Binoculars, Hand Torch, Combat Body Armour compatible with Med tactical suits | £3,095,000.00 |
PAKISTAN | Pakistan Ministry of Defence | Counter IED equipment, Vallon Metal Detectors | £3,000,000.00 |
SOMALIA | Rapid Response Team (RRT) of the Somali Police | Sights, Assault Rifles with Sling, Gun Magazines and Cleaning Kit, Ammunition | £46,500.00 |
TAJIKISTAN | Tajikistan Ministry of Defence | Land Rover vehicles | £42,000.00 |
TAJIKISTAN | Tajikistan Ministry of Defence | 4-Tonne Utility Trucks, 4 wheel drive. | £118,000.00 |
TUNISIA | Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia | Explosive Trace Detection Machines | £89,000.00 |
UKRAINE | Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Ukraine | Comms and radio kit, Armoured utility vehicles and associated Spares kits | £1,188,448.00 |
UKRAINE | Ukraine Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence | Body Armour and Helmets | £408,000.00 |
UKRAINE | Ukraine Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence | Ballistic Helmets, Body Armour. | £75,222.00 |
2015 | |||
Nigeria | United Nations Office for the Coordination of the Humanitarian Affairs | Toyota Landcruiser Armoured Vehicles. | £357,600.34 |
Lebanon | The Lebanese Armed Forces | Protected Border Observation Posts and 2 Mobile Observation Platforms, Radio Equipment | £3,056,974.90 |
Ukraine | Ukrainian Ministry of Defence | First Aid Kits, Global Positioning Systems, Night Vision Goggles, Laptops, Mk6 Helmets. | £811,600 |
Jordan | Jordanian Public Security Directorate | Guardian Jump Kit, Seek Avenger Fingerprint Scanner | £220,000 |
Jordan | Jordanian Armed Forces | Night Vision Goggles | £145,000 |
Additionally, the Disposal Services Authority occasionally gifts equipment that would otherwise be scrapped to museums or other such bodies where the scrap value is nominal or for the preservation of historical equipment.