HC Deb 17 May 1996 vol 277 cc620-1W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 16 April,Official Report, column 456, what is the estimated annual cost to his Department of each of the main functions carried out by Her Majesty's armed forces not carried out by other European members of NATO. [29869]

Mr. Soames

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 6 March 1996,Official Report, column 232, which gives a cost for our nuclear deterrent; and to table 1.3 of "UK Defence Statistics 1995", which shows the cost of overseas garrisons and General Officer Commanding (Northern Ireland), a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

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