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Armed Forces: Training

Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the Defence Academy's budget for 2009-10 is allocated to (a) private finance initiative and (b) public private partnership contracts; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of each such contract against its objectives; and if he will make a statement. [321499]

Bill Rammell [holding answer 10 March 2010]: The Defence Academy's budget for 2009-10 currently spends 28 per cent. on private finance initiatives (PFI) with the Joint Services Command and Staff college and Defence sixth form college and 8 per cent. on its public-private partnership contract (PPP) with Serco for the Shrivenham Campus Integrator Contract.

Defence Sixth Form College (DSFC)

The objectives of DSFC are to provide education services and support services in order to deliver an output of students each contract year qualified to study a technical subject at university, and subsequently to attend officer training or the Defence Engineering Science Group graduate scheme. The DSFC is currently achieving this with 98 per cent. of students who left the college in June 2009 securing entry onto an accredited technical course at a Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme Partner university; additionally the college achieved a 100 per cent. pass rate at 'A' level.

Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC)

The objectives of the JSCSC PFI are to provide education services and support services in order to deliver command and staff training at junior, advanced and higher levels for all three services to a world class standard. An NAO report in 2002 stated that the JSCSC PFI was good value for money. The Customer Executive Board actively examines the rigorous course internal validation process and emerging customer requirements and directs specific changes to courses in order to improve the output in line with the defence mission. This robust evaluation process has confirmed that JSCSC continues to deliver command and staff training at junior, advanced and higher levels for all three services to a world class standard.

Shrivenham Campus Integrator Contract (CI)

The aim of the CI contract is to provide property and facilities management services to the Shrivenham site and assets. The MOD CI contract management team continually assesses, reviews and monitors contract performance against service delivery and contract objectives. The CI contract is monitored via a monthly review board where the MOD decides whether the contractor has met key performance indicators and via the MOD's Supplier and Customer Performance Assessment on a monthly and annual basis.


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Mr. Wareing: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which countries the armed forces undertake training. [324645]

Bill Rammell [holding answer 29 March 2010]: Overseas training is undertaken in a number of countries in order to better prepare our armed forces for the tasks they may face, not only in Afghanistan but in other operations where there may be a need in the future, for example humanitarian relief operations. To do so, there is a need to experience different weather conditions and terrain beyond that offered in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, our armed forces benefit from training with foreign forces and coalition partners in order to ensure that we can effectively operate together.

The Royal Navy have trained in the following countries during the financial year 2009-10:

The Royal Marines have trained in the following countries during the financial year 2009-10:

The Army have trained in the following countries during the financial year 2009-10:


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Finally, The Royal Air Force has undertaken training in the following countries during the financial year 2009-10:

Bill Rammell: In the last full financial year 2008-09, for which data are available, representatives from 105 national military forces commenced training in the UK.

Countries commencing training at defence establishments in the UK 2008-09:


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