HC Deb 10 June 1998 vol 313 c609W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of the Royal Navy's involvement in peacekeeping operations IFOR and SFOR; and from what budget heading the cost of the operations was met for(a) 1994–95, (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97. [44182]

Mr. George Robertson

The additional costs of the Royal Navy's involvement in IFOR and SFOR operations and the budgets from which the costs were met are as follows:

Year IFOR (£ million) SFOR (£ million) Budget
1994/95 0.00 0.00 n/a
1995/96 0.360 0.00 Class 1, Vote 1. (Operational and Support Costs)
7.321 0.00 Class 1, Vote 2. (Logistics Services)
1996/97 4.806 1.693 Class 1, Vote 1. (Operational and Support Costs)
16.734 6.497 Class 1, Vote 2. (Logistics Services)
1997/98 0.00 1.600 Class 1, Vote 1. (Operational and Support Costs)
0.124 13.454 Class 1, Vote 2. (Logistics Services).