§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what has been the total cost to date to his Department of renting property for use as British bases as part of the implementation force operations in(a) Bosnia and (b) Croatia; [29672]
(2) pursuant to his answer of 26 January, Official Report, column 468, if he will update the information on charges for the bases currently used by British members of the implementation force operating in (a) Bosnia and (b) Croatia. [29824]
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 17 May 1996]: A list of the major sites in Bosnia and Croatia currently occupied by British forces is as follows, together with the monthly charges where these have been established.
Between January and April this year, my Department spend £665,000 and £688,000 on leases for all sites occupied in Bosnia and Croatia respectively.
Bosnia Monthly charge £ Banja Luka—factory 38,000 Bosanski Petrovac—garage 5,000 Bugojno—factory Not yet known Glamoc—sawmill and factory 8,000 Gornji Vakuf—2 factories 44,000 Jajce—factory 6,000 Kljuc—depot Not yet known Krupa—factory 3,000 Kupres—various sites 34,000 Mrkonjic Grad—2 factories, sawmill and dam Not yet known Sanski Most—factory 8,000 Sipovo—3 factories, hotel and sawmill Not yet known Tomislavgrad-warehouse and other sites 42,000 Vitez—Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI) and school 3,000 Croatia Split—3 factories and warehouse 243,000 Split—North Port and warehouse facilities Not yet known Trogir (near split)-Divulje Barracks No charge