§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual cost of maintaining bases in Hong Kong and 70W in Cyprus at normal strength; and what is the maximum number of troops that can be stationed there at any time.
§ Mr. HealeyThe annual directly attributable costs of our forces at current strengths in Hong Kong and Cyprus are about £15 million and £25 million respectively. In emergency we could, of course, add any reinforcements that might be required.