Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what non-lethal military support his Department has provided to Algeria in each year since 2012.

The UK provides military support to the Algerian Armed Forces mainly through the provision of academic and specialised UK based courses. In 2012, 31 Algerian students from the Algerian Armed Forces attended UK military courses, and in 2013 seven students came to the UK for training. The courses attended since 2012 are:

Royal College of Defence Studies

Initial Naval Training (Officers) at BRNC Dartmouth

RAF Initial Officer Training at RAF Cranwell

Economic Exclusion Zone Protection Officer Course (one in 2012 delivered in the UK, one in 2013 delivered in Gibraltar)

Stabilisation and Peace Support Operation

Board and Search Training

English Language Training

HM Common Time course

International Principal Warfare Officers' Course

RIB training

International Air Battle Management Course

Multinational Peace Support Operations Instructor Training Course

Design and Evaluation of Peace Support Operations Training

In addition to this, in 2013, delegations from the Algerian Armed Forces visited the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, and the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury. In March 2014, a delegation from the Ministry of Defence's Surgeon General's department visited Algiers to discuss potential areas for cooperation with the Algerian military medical services.