HC Deb 28 March 1994 vol 240 c504W
Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the cost of the RMS St. Helena.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The construction cost of the RMS St. Helena was £32.4 million, financed by Her Majesty's Government during the period 1987 to 1991. The annual operating subsidy, which varies, amounts to £911,000 in 1993–94.