§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list every country and dependency where there is a permanent British military or naval presence, the annual costs to public funds of each such presence, and the proportion that represents in each case of the total cost of such a presence.
§ Mr. Ian StewartCountries and dependencies (outside the NATO area except Gibraltar) where there is a permanent British military or naval presence, and the annual cost to United Kingdom public funds of those forces, together with the proportion of the total cost of the presence in each case which this cost represents, are as follows:
Estimated Cost (1987–88) £ million Proportion of Total Cost per cent. Hong Kong 55 25 British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego Garcia) 1 100 Falkland Islands (including South Georgia) 141 100 Gibraltar 79 100 Cyprus (includes SBA and UNFICYP forces) 112 81 Belize 38 100 Brunei — 0 We do not maintain forces exclusively for operations in dependencies other than those listed, and costs are not separately identified. These details exclude loan service personnel stationed in a number of countries and dependencies throughout the world. All the costs shown include directly attributable expenditure on capital works and equipment and are running costs for materiel and manpower. The costs of operational headquarters, bases and general operational support have been attributed pro rata.