§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if there has been any change in the agreement recorded in the letter from the three high commissioners to the Federal German Chancellor concerning the exercise of reserve rights relating to Berlin, as amended by letter No. 10 of 23 October 1954.
§ Mr. RentonThere has been no change to the letter of 26 May 1952 from the three allied high commissioners to the Federal Chancellor on the exercise of the reserved rights relating to Berlin, in the version of letter X of 23 October 1954.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the contribution made by the Federal German Government to British forces stationed in Berlin as part of the allied military forces there.
§ Mr. RentonThe estimated contribution to the cost of British Forces Berlin by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1985–86 will be £98.7 million.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total amount of funds provided by the Federal German Government 77W towards the military establishments provided by the United Kingdom in West Berlin; and how much was provided by the United Kingdom for the past three years.
§ Mr. RentonIt is estimated that the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany have paid the following in respect of British forces Berlin:
£ million 1983–84 71.8 1984–85 82.3 1985–86 98.7 The cost to the United Kingdom of maintaining ground forces in Berlin is estimated to be:
£ million 1983–84 42 1984–85 47 1985–86 49 The costs to the United Kingdom of maintaining the small Royal Air Force presence in Berlin cannot be separately identified.