§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the British bases as part of the implementation force operating in(a) Bosnia and (b) Croatia; and how much Britain is charged for these bases to be situated in each of those areas. [12114]
§ Mr. SoamesBritish forces contributing to the IFOR operation in Bosnia and Croatia occupy 34 major sites and a number of smaller buildings. Some of these sites are transitional and may be relinquished when the dispositions of troops within the British area of operations is finalised. Others have been occupied only recently and in many cases, negotiations with owners, where known, are continuing. The details of the bases and the charges so far agreed, are as follows:
Monthly charge Location—Croatia Split—Divulje Barracks No charge. Croatian Government property. Split—port sites and facilities Remains under UN lease at present. Split—port warehouses £17,045 Split—Dalma warehouse £83,681 complex Split—workshops and £44,545 warehouse Split—factory £42,610 Location—Bosnia Tomislavgrad—factory and £25,000 for warehouse, charge warehouse for factory not yet known. Lipa Not yet known. Kupres £34,090 Gornji Vakuf—3 factories £15,909 for one factory, others not yet known. Sipovo—3 factories, sawmill Not yet known. and hotel Bugojno—factory Not yet known. Glamoc—sawmill and transport £2,272 for saw mill, charge for depot depot not yet known. Sanski Most—2 factories Not yet known. Mrkonjic Grad—2 factories, Not yet known. sawmill and dam Banja Luka—factory and offices Not yet known. Vitez—bulk fuel installation £636 for BFI, charge for school (BFI) and school not yet known. Jajce—factory Not yet known. Kljuk—depot £909 Bosanski Petrovac—depot Not yet known. Krupa—factory £2,500