§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost has been of British operations in Afghanistan in each month since operations began. [101281]
§ Mr. IngramThe monthly totals for 2001–02 are as follows.
£million Month September 13.677 October 12.016 November 25.942 December 27.775 January 25.335 February 24.358 March 92.285 Total 221.388 I regret that since 2002–03 figures have not been audited, it might be misleading for me to provide that information on a monthly basis until the NAO audit has been completed. The forecast annual cost is £376 million.