African Troop Training

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 21 June 2004.

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Photo of Mr Lawrie Quinn Mr Lawrie Quinn PPS (Mr Douglas Alexander, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office 2:30, 21 June 2004

Given the British armed forces' globally recognised expertise in engineering and logistics units, is my right hon. Friend able to say whether those key skills, which would be of great benefit, particularly on the African continent, will be shared with the 17,000 African troops undergoing training?