§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the state of the financial arrangements between the United Kingdom and the Gulf governments in the light of "downplaying" of the 1994 invasion scare by United States officials reported in Aviation Week and Space Technology of 21 August 1995.
Earl HoweThe cost of the 1994 UK deployment to the Gulf in defence of a threat to Kuwait from Iraq amounted to £10.0 million. Kuwait paid the UK £5 million of these costs and provided host nation support free of charge. Free host nation support was also provided by other Gulf countries but there were no additional financial contributions.