§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Minister of State for Defence what is the monthly cost of maintaining the Royal Navy ships in waters around Iceland.
§ Mr. BuckI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, East (Mr. Laurance Reed) on Thursday 24th May. It is not possible to identify the extra costs involved in this operation compared with the costs of the duies on which the ships might otherwise have been engaged.