Gulf War (Costs)

HC Deb 01 February 1991 vol 184 c688W

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current estimated daily cost of the British presence in the Gulf arising from the invasion of Kuwait.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The current full daily operating cost of the British presence in the Gulf arising from the invasion of Kuwait is estimated to be over £4 million per day.