Lord Robathan corrected the Commons record on Military Aid
Lord Robathan made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 26 November 2012. The figure 2.0 in the original became 0.6 in the correction, lower by 1.4. Altogether 8 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which countries have hosted a British Military Advisory Training Team since 2007; and in each such case on what dates and at what costs. Letter of correction from Andrew Robathan: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) on 25 October 2012. The full answer given was as follows:
Original and corrected words
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
|---|---|
| [holding answer 22 October 2012]: British Military Advisory Training Teams are small military teams based permanently within the country where they are delivering military training and advice. The following table also shows other permanent small military teams that have delivered similar effect since 2007. Operating costs Country | Organisation | Dates | Year | £ million Czech Republic | British Military Advisory Training Team | 2000-present | 2007-08 | 1 3.0 | | | 2008-09 | 2.9 | | | 2009-10 | 2.2 | | | 2010-11 | 2.3 | | | 2011-12 | 2.3 | | | | Ghana | British Military Advisory Training Team | Until 2010 | 2007-08 | 1.4 | | | 2008-09 | 1.4 | | | 2009-10 | 2 0.4 | | | | Jordan | British Military Advisory Training Team | 2010-present | | 3 — | | | | Kenya | British Peace Support Team (East Africa) | 2000 4 -present | 2007-08 | 2.8 | | | 2008-09 | 3.1 | | | 2009-10 | 2.8 | | | 2010-11 | 2.5 | | | 2011-12 | 2.5 | | | | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Royal Naval Liaison Team | 1986-present | | 3 — | | | | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard | 1964-present | | 3 — | | | | Kuwait | British Military Mission | 1992-present | | 3 — | | | | Libya | Defence Advisory Team | January 2012-present | 2012 | 5 1.1 | | | | Nigeria | British Military Advisory Training Team | 2008-present | 2007-08 | 6 | | | 2008-09 | 0.9 | | | 2009-10 | 0.6 | | | 2010-11 | 0.8 | | | 2011-12 | 0.9 | | | | Oman | British Loan Service Team | 1970s-present | | 3 — | | | | Qatar | British Loan Service Team | 2009-present | | 3 — | | | | Sierra Leone | International Military Advisory Training Team | 2000-present | 2007-08 | 12.0 | | | 2008-09 | 6.8 | | | 2009-10 | 7.0 | | | 2010-11 | 6.8 | | | 2011-12 | 4.8 | | | | South Africa | British Peace Support Team (South Africa) | 2003-present | 2007-08 | 0.9 | | | 2008-09 | 0.6 | | | 2009-10 | 0.7 | | | 2010-11 | 1.3 | | | 2011-12 | 1.4 | | | | United Arab Emirates | British Loan Services Team | 2001-present | | 3 — 1 Annual budget allocation. Costs include a small element of training provided by external teams. 2 Costs for completing training courses and extraction of team. 3 Host country pays. 4 Originally established as British Army Training Team (Kenya). 5 Annual platform costs and operational costs. 6 Last year of BMATs predecessor organisation—the British Defence Advisory Team, Nigeria. | The correct answer should have been: | [holding answer 22 October 2012]: British Military Advisory Training Teams are small military teams based permanently within the country where they are delivering military training and advice. The following table also shows other permanent small military teams that have delivered similar effect since 2007. Operating costs Country | Organisation | Dates | Year | £ million Czech Republic | British Military Advisory Training Team | 2000-present | 2007-08 | 1 3.0 | | | 2008-09 | 2.9 | | | 2009-10 | 2.2 | | | 2010-11 | 2.3 | | | 2011-12 | 2.3 | | | | Ghana | British Military Advisory Training Team | Until 2010 | 2007-08 | 1.4 | | | 2008-09 | 1.4 | | | 2009-10 | 2 0.4 | | | | Jordan | British Military Advisory Training Team | 2010-present | | 3 — | | | | Kenya | British Peace Support Team (East Africa) | 2000 4 -present | 2007-08 | 2.8 | | | 2008-09 | 3.1 | | | 2009-10 | 2.8 | | | 2010-11 | 2.5 | | | 2011-12 | 2.5 | | | | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Royal Naval Liaison Team | 1986-present | | 3 — | | | | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard | 1964-present | | 3 — | | | | Kuwait | British Military Mission | 1992-present | | 3 — | | | | Libya | Defence Advisory Team | January 2012-present | 2012 | 5 1.1 | | | | Nigeria | British Military Advisory Training Team | 2008-present | 2007-08 | 6 0.6 | | | 2008-09 | 0.9 | | | 2009-10 | 0.6 | | | 2010-11 | 0.8 | | | 2011-12 | 0.9 | | | | Oman | British Loan Service Team | 1970s-present | | 3 — | | | | Qatar | British Loan Service Team | 2009-present | | 3 — | | | | Sierra Leone | International Military Advisory Training Team | 2000-present | 2007-08 | 12.0 | | | 2008-09 | 6.8 | | | 2009-10 | 7.0 | | | 2010-11 | 6.8 | | | 2011-12 | 4.8 | | | | South Africa | British Peace Support Team (South Africa) | 2003-present | 2007-08 | 0.9 | | | 2008-09 | 0.6 | | | 2009-10 | 0.7 | | | 2010-11 | 1.3 | | | 2011-12 | 1.4 | | | | United Arab Emirates | British Loan Services Team | 2001-present | | 3 — 1 Annual budget allocation. Costs include a small element of training provided by external teams. 2 Costs for completing training courses and extraction of team. 3 Host country pays. 4 Originally established as British Army Training Team (Kenya). 5 Annual platform costs and operational costs. 6 Last year of BMATs predecessor organisation—the British Defence Advisory Team, Nigeria. | |
More on Lord Robathan.
Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/1211266000002.json |
|---|---|
| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 1370c3e1fde8615972929005cb6e28d22897f8575dda8adaa5368fda32fb3d3e |