§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what has been the cost of the military intervention of Her Majesty's Forces in British Guiana in the last three years; and what is the current monthly expenditure over and above what it would cost to maintain the same number of troops in the United Kingdom;
(2) what is the total number of Her Majesty's Forces now stationed in British Guiana.
§ Mr. ThorneycroftAbout 1,100. As I have said in reply to similar Questions in the past, it is not possible to give a meaningful figure for the cost of operations of this sort conducted by standing forces.