Neil Parish – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Parish on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what non-lethal military support his Department has provided to Algeria in each year since 2012.
Dr Andrew Murrison
The UK provides military support to the Algerian Armed Forces mainly through the provision of academic and specialised UK based courses. In 2012, 31 Algerian students from the Algerian Armed Forces attended UK military courses, and in 2013 seven students came to the UK for training. The courses attended since 2012 are:
Royal College of Defence Studies
Initial Naval Training (Officers) at BRNC Dartmouth
RAF Initial Officer Training at RAF Cranwell
Economic Exclusion Zone Protection Officer Course (one in 2012 delivered in the UK, one in 2013 delivered in Gibraltar)
Stabilisation and Peace Support Operation
Board and Search Training
English Language Training
HM Common Time course
International Principal Warfare Officers’ Course
RIB training
International Air Battle Management Course
Multinational Peace Support Operations Instructor Training Course
Design and Evaluation of Peace Support Operations Training
In addition to this, in 2013, delegations from the Algerian Armed Forces visited the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, and the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury. In March 2014, a delegation from the Ministry of Defence’s Surgeon General’s department visited Algiers to discuss potential areas for cooperation with the Algerian military medical services.
