HC Deb 05 July 1956 vol 555 c132W
95. Mr. Stokes

asked the Minister of Defence whether he will give the comparative cost of maintaining all the British troops at present in Germany and a similar number in the United Kingdom, respectively.

Sir W. Monckton

The additional cost of maintaining all the British Forces at present in Germany, as compared with the United Kingdom, is about £10 million a year. This figure excludes capital expenditure and civilian labour.