§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions in each of the past five years Royal Air Force personnel have made use of the air combat manoeuvring facilities at(a) Decimomannu, Sardinia and (b) Nellis air force base, Nevada.
§ Mr. FreemanIt would not be possible to provide the information requested without disproportionate effort.
§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the annual cost to the Government in each of the past five years of using the air combate manoeuvring facilities at(a) Decimomannu, Sardinia and (b) Nellis air force base, Nevada.
§ Mr. FreemanThe cost to Her Majesty's Government in each of the past five years for using the air combat manoeuvring facilities at Decimomannu, Sardinia and Nellis air force base, Nevada was:
£000 Year Decimommannu Nellis 1983–84 518 132 1984–85 450 361 1985–86 793 139 1986–87 409 267 1987–88 441 252
§ Mr. MacdonaldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a breakdown of the typical costs involved in British Royal Air Force personnel and aircraft making use of the air combat manoeuvring facilities at(a) Decimommannu, Sardinia and (b) Nellis air force base, Nevada.
§ Mr. FreemanThe cost breakdown sought would require an analysis of expenditures which are not separately identified at this would involve disproportionate effort.