§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of transporting ground crews and equipment to Zambia for the maintenance of the Royal Air Force Javelin fighter squadron there; and how much the continuing airlift is costing.
Mr. MilanThe additional cost to Air Votes of transporting ground crews and equipment for the Javelin squadron, and other supporting units, was about £240,000. Routine air support of these forces is costing about £16,000 a week, excluding the cost of flying in fuel for the Javelins which is not separately identifiable at this stage.