§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Prime Minister what is the projected Government expenditure on the Falklands in each of the next three years for both military and nonmilitary resources.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Member to the figures my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence gave on 27 June for projected military expenditure. The £15 million grant for rehabilitation has been fully committed and expenditure will be completed by the end of the 1983–84 financial year. We have committed £31 million to development work in the Islands over a five to six-year period, but the phasing of expenditure has not yet been agreed with the Falkland Islands Government. To date more than £2.25 million has been paid under the war damage compensation scheme. Some claims have still to be finalised.