{"value":{"id":1859634,"askingMemberId":4786,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-12-02T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-12-04T00:00:00","uin":"96303","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 92229, whether his Department paid for British armed forces personnel to attend courses in Israel since October 2023.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":true,"answeringMemberId":5235,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":5235,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-12-10T00:00:00","answerText":"<p></p><p>The British Armed Forces pay for overseas courses that they attend, unless the host nation offers to do so. The MOD only accepts places on overseas courses following a rigorous vetting process that considers equality obligations, human-rights and legal context, security, medical and risk assurance, and overall alignment with Defence training and operational priorities.</p>","originalAnswerText":"<p>The British Armed Forces pay for overseas courses that they attend.</p><p></p>","comparableAnswerText":"<p><del class=\"ministerial\">The British Armed Forces pay for overseas courses that they attend.</del></p><p><ins class=\"ministerial\">The British Armed Forces pay for overseas courses that they attend, unless the host nation offers to do so. The MOD only accepts places on overseas courses following a rigorous vetting process that considers equality obligations, human-rights and legal context, security, medical and risk assurance, and overall alignment with Defence training and operational priorities.</ins></p>","dateAnswerCorrected":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Israel: Armed Forces","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1859634","method":"GET"}]}