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 Tunisia in each year since 2012.

Dr Andrew Murrison

The UK strongly supportsTunisia’s democratic transition and we are working to assist the Tunisian authorities as they deliver change. Since 2012, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has provided the following support to the Tunisian Armed Forces:

In June 2012 the MOD and Department for Transport delivered Explosive Detection Equipment Training to the Tunisian Armed Forces in Tunisia;

In May 2012, Tunisian military delegates attended an Economic Exclusion Zone course in the UK;

In January 2014, a small team delivered a presentation to the Tunisian Armed Forces on the UK’s approach to Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR);

There are currently two Tunisian students enrolled on the International Sub Lieutenant’s course in the UK.