§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost to his Department of the presence of the royal yacht Britannia at this year's Cowes regatta. [5310]
§ Mr. SoamesThe total operating costs of HMY Britannia for the financial years 1992–93 to 1995–96 were provided in my reply to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) on 5 April 1995,Official Report, column 1151. Information on the marginal costs of individual deployments could not be provided without disproportionate cost.