Defence written question – answered at on 10 June 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training exercises by UK forces have taken place in another country's territory in each of the last 10 years; and what the location was of each such exercise.
Records of military training exercises conducted within the territory of other countries before 2006 are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Records of training exercises held by the Royal Navy do not include details of entry to the territorial waters of other countries and the provision of such information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The following table gives details of the countries that the army and the Royal Air Force have conducted training exercises in since 2006.
Financial year | ||||||
Country | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | Total |
Albania | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Armenia | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Australia | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Belgium | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 13 |
Belize | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 |
Botswana | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Brunei | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Bulgaria | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Canada | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 76 |
Czech Rep | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Denmark | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Egypt | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
Estonia | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Finland | — | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
France | 5 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 66 |
Georgia | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Germany | 10 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 109 |
Ghana | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Greece | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
India | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Italy | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
Jamacia | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 |
Jordan | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Kazaksthan | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Kenya | 9 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 |
Lithuania | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Macedona | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Morocco | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Netherland | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
New Zealand | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Nigeria | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Norway | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 |
Oman | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Poland | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
Portugal | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Romania | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Russia | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Sardinia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Sierra Leone | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Singapore | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Slovakia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
South Africa | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Spain | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Sweden | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Turkey | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Ukraine | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
UAE | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 |
USA | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 138 |
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