HC Deb 29 June 1994 vol 245 cc571-2W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much in cash terms and constant prices the Government spent in 1980, 1990, 1991 and 1992 on peace operations in developing countries, involving British military personnel.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

British military personnel were not involved in any peacekeeping operations in 1980.

The MOD costs for British military personnel participating in peacekeeping operations in developing countries for 1990, 1991 and 1992 were as follows—constant prices in brackets.

1990 1991 (£ million) 1992 (£ million)
MINURSO 0.06 0.61
(Western Sahara) (0.07) (0.66)
UNIKOM 0.03 0.82
(Iraq/Kuwait) (0.03) (0.88)
UNAMIC/UNTAC 0.01 0.83
(Cambodia) (0.01) (0.89)
MFO Sinai 0.08 0.09 0.04
(Multinational Observer Force) 0.09 (0.10) (0.04
Iraq:
Safe Haven 11.25
(12.54)

1990 1991 (£ million) 1992 (£ million)
Warden 2.59 4.21
(2.89) (4.52)
Jural 5.28
(5.67)
Total 0.08 14.03 11.79
(0.09) (15.64) (12.66)

In addition, the United Kingdom assessed shares of the United Nations budgets for the peacekeeping operations were as follows:

1991(US$) 1992(US$)
MINURSO 8,265,226 Nil assesment (costs taken from existing funds)
UNIKOM 3,542,240 3,651,915
UNAMIC/ 2,010,720
UNTAC 48,813,331
Total 11,807,466 50,824,051

Note:—Cyprus and the former Yugoslavia have not been classified here as "developing countries".

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