Michael Moore
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK service personnel have been stationed in Uzbekistan for the purposes of training Uzbek military personnel in each year since 1997; and what the cost was of providing this training.
Adam Ingram
Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence
There are no United Kingdom personnel permanently stationed in Uzbekistan specifically for the purposes of training Uzbek military personnel. However, the UK has sent British Military Advisory and Training Teams (BMATTs) to Uzbekistan in recent years, to provide training to the Uzbek armed forces, as follows:
| Dates | Locations | Subject | BMATT personnel | Students trained | Costs (£000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–18 March 2005 | Samarkand | Field Training | 3 | 20 | 14 |
| 21 February to 9 March 2005 | Samarkand | Marksmanship Coaching Course | 2 | 20 | 14 |
| 1–25 September 2004 | Chirchik, Tashkent | Management of Training | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 13 June to 11 July 2004 | Samarkand | Instructor Training Course | 2 | 18 | 23 |
| 20 October to 13 November 2003 | Samarkand | Instructor Training Course | 5 | 18 | 54 |
| 21 October to 23 November 2002 | Samarkand | Instructor Training Course | 4 | 19 | 48 |
| Total | 175 |
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