Yugoslavia (Hansard, 4 March 1994)

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated annual cost of Operation Grapple; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Hanley
It is estimated that the extra cost of Operation Grapple for financial year 1993–94 will amount to approximately £76,000,000.

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the costs associated with the British contribution to United Nations operations in the former Yugoslavia; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Hanley
The cost of the British contributions to the United Nations operations in the former Yugoslavia is estimated to be some £81,000,000 in financial year 1993–94. A breakdown of these costs is as follows:

£76,000,000 for Operation Grapple in Bosnia;

£1,000,000 for Operation Hanwood, the field ambulance which withdrew from Croatia in September 1993;

£3,900,000 for Operation Cheshire, the British contribution to the Sarajevo airlift.
In addition the United Kingdom assessed contributions to UNPROFOR paid by the FCO during the financial year is estimated to be between £38,000,000 and £40,000,000.

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated annual cost of the British contribution to Operation Deny Flight; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Hanley
The additional cost to the defence budget for financial year 1993–94 is currently estimated to be around £25,000,000.

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 23 February,Official Report, column 223, if he will account for the difference in size of the British Army mortar locating troop deployed in Sarajevo, as given in his answer and in his Department's bulletin of 24 February on events in the former Yugoslavia and Iraq.

§ Mr. Hanley
Following the original decision to deploy the mortar locating troop to Bosnia, it was decided to increase its size by an additional 10 personnel. This accounts for the difference between my answer of 23 February,Official Report, column 233, and the parliamentary bulletin of 24 February.