§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current annual cost of the sovereign base areas in Cyprus; and what proportion of this is incurred in foreign currency.
§ Mr. StanleyThe cost of the sovereign base areas alone is not available and could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost. However, the net cost to the defence budget of British armed forces in Cyprus as a whole is estimated to be £92 million in 1986–87 of which some 80 per cent. is likely to be incurred in foreign currency.