HC Deb 12 July 1927 vol 208 c1946
42. Mr. KIRKWOOD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the approximate cost of the despatch of warships to Egypt on 29th May last?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Lieut.-Colonel Headlam)

The approximate cost involved by reason of the despatch of the three battleships to Egypt was £8,000, representing the value of the oil fuel consumed. But no additional charge will fall on Navy Estimates, as it is proposed that the fuel expended shall come out of the annual aggregate allowance of the Mediterranean Fleet.

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