§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 1 December 1994,Official Report, column 907, what was the total number of RAF personnel present at the Bratislava airport display on 20 and 21 August 1994; and what payment was made by the organisers of the air show towards the costs of the outward and return transit flights by the aircraft from their bases to Slovakia.
§ Mr. SoamesSeventy-six RAF personnel were deployed to Bratislava for the whole or part of the display.
The costs of the outward flights were borne by my Department as the hours flown formed part of normal tasking. Fuel for the return flights was issued by the organisers without charge.