§ Mr. David Youngasked the Prime Minister if she will give a detailed breakdown of expenditure in support of the Falkland Islands in the last year for which information is available; and if she will give the figures separately for (a) defence and (b) other areas of expenditure, indicating in each case the Departments responsible and the amounts of expenditure attributable to each.
§ The Prime MinisterExpenditure in support of the Falkland Islands in 1984–85 (the last full year for which information is available) was some £640 million. The total is made up as follows:
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£ million (a) Ministry of Defence* Residual campaign costs 241 Garrison costs (including works) 391 (b) Foreign and Commonwealth Office War damage compensation 0.21 Diplomatic personnel 0.25 (c) Overseas Development Administration Development aid 6.3 Rehabilitation aid 0.7 * Estimated outturn met from the addition to the defence budget for Falklands costs.