§ 72. Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated cost to public funds of Her Majesty's forces in Thailand in 1966.
§ Mr. HealeyThe cost of the Service men at the airfield at Loeng Nok Tha is £840,000 a year which is £225,000 more than the cost of maintaining them in their normal Far East station. The cost of the remaining servicemen in Thailand is £110,000 a year.
§ 73. Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces were in Thailand during 1966; and what they were there for.
§ Mr. HealeyI have nothing to add to my reply to the hon. Member for Rochester and Chatham (Mrs. Anne Kerr) on 16th November.—[Vol. 736,c.101.]