§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was to his Department of participating in the multinational peacekeeping exercise in January 2000 in Nepal; which units took part and for how long; and if he will make a statement. [109800]
§ Mr. SpellarMy Department did not participate directly in Exercise Shanti Prayas, the South Asian multinational peacekeeping exercise held in Nepal from 16 to 30 January 2000.
However, at the invitation of the Nepalese Army, the Ministry of Defence sent two observers to part of the exercise at an additional cost of around £500.