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<p>In FY 2016/17 the SU responded to over 323 specific requests for support. This
included 28 military exercises and 20 training courses to participants from 25 government
departments and organisations. In addition, the National School of Government International
conducted 58 short term interventions in support of departments such as HMRC, the
Government Communication Service, and DFID as well as Foreign Partner Governments
in NSC priority countries.</p><p>The SU’s deployments to deliver those tasks that
can be disaggregated by Department were: Foreign and Commonwealth Office – 126; Department
for International Development – 45; Ministry of Defence 12, in addition to support
to 28 military exercises; Home Office – 3; HMRC – 1; multilateral institutions, including
UN, OSCE, NATO and the EU at the request of the FCO – 52. Other activity relates to
cross-government requests and cannot be disaggregated by Department. We improved our
information systems for 2016/17 and do not hold consistent information on tasks granted
for previous years.</p><p>We do not hold detailed information on tasks requested but
not granted, although we are now collecting this for 2017/18.</p><p>We would be happy
to send more detailed information to the Honourable Member.</p>
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