HC Deb 15 March 1957 vol 566 c222W
Mr. Fernyhough

asked the Minister of Defence what has been the cost during 1956–57, and what is the estimated cost for 1957–58, of the maintenance of defence projects in Hong Kong, Singapore, Cyprus, the Maldive Islands, Aden, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Freetown, the Caribbean, Malta, Gibraltar and other overseas territories, respectively.

Mr. Sandys

The estimated maintenance costs of defence installations for 1956–57 are given below. No detailed estimates for 1957–58 are available.

£
Hong Kong 626,000
Singapore 1,424,000
Cyprus 668,000
The Maldive Islands
Aden and the Persian Gulf 531,000
East Africa (including Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam) 82,000
West Africa (Freetown) 40,000
The Caribbean (including Bermuda) 197,000
Malta 922,000
Gibraltar 443,000
Other British Overseas Territories 800,000