§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of the RAF's involvement in policing the air exclusion zones over Northern and Southern Iraq in each year since 1992; and from what budget heading the cost of the operations has been met. [44180]
§ Mr. George RobertsonThe additional costs of the RAF's involvement in policing the air exclusion zones over Northern and Southern Iraq, i.e. in Op Jural and Op Warden, and the budget headings from which the costs were met are shown in the table:
Year North (£ million) South (£ million) Budget 1992–93 3.865 3.303 Class 1. Vote 1.(Personnel cost, support and other services) 0.038 0.678 Class 1. Vote 2. (Procurement) 1993–94 4.892 2.157 Class 1. Vote 1. (Operational and support costs) 0.199 0.229 Class 1. Vote 2. (Logistics services) 1994–95 5.963 3.932 Class 1. Vote 1. (Operational and support costs) 0.333 0.622 Class 1. Vote 2. (Logistics services) 1995–96 0.512 0.457 Class 1. Vote 1. (Operational and support costs) 0.260 0.728 Class 1. Vote 2. (Logistics services) 1996–97 0.639 0.938 Class 1. Vote 1. (Operational and support costs) 0.105 0.134 Class. 1. Vote 2. (Logistics services) 1997–98 0.165 0.31 Class 1. Vote 1. (Operational and support costs) 0.296 0.294 Class 1. Vote 2. (Logistics services) Note:
Changes in the MOD Budget Structure in 1993 resulted in the renaming of Budget Headings.