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Sir Dudley Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what co-operation exists between the Royal Navy and the Belgian navy over the mine warfare training centre at Ostend.
Mr. Archie Hamilton
Royal Navy personnel regularly attend courses at the Belgian Navy's Ecole de Guerre des Mines (EGUERMIN) near Ostend. Through our contribution to the NATO infrastructure central fund, the
| Cheese imports into the United Kingdom | |||||||
| (000 tonnes) | |||||||
| Country of Export | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| Republic of Ireland | 43 | 48 | 52 | 61 | 48 | 62 | 44 |
| France | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 30 |
| Belgium/Luxembourg1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
United Kingdom will provide a share of the costs of the proposed minehunting simulator to be installed at EGUERMIN. We will continue to seek opportunities for co-operation in mine warfare training with our NATO partners wherever practical and beneficial.