§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mr. Hunter) of 19 January,Official Report, column 688, how the cash contributions from Governments were apportioned within his Department, 464W and between his Department and other Government agencies and departments.
§ Mr. SoamesApart from a £25,000,000 contribution by Japan, taken as an appropriation in aid of the defence budget in 1990–91, cash contributions were accounted for as consolidated fund extra receipts in the defence appropriation accounts, and thus offset the Government's increased expenditure arising from the conflict. Details of the Government's additional costs are listed in the minutes of evidence, pages 2 and 3, of the 55th report of the Committee of Public Accounts.