§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the total cost to the Exchequer of the military operations against Iraq (i) in Operation Desert Fox and (ii) since the end of Operation Desert Fox. [110697]
§ Mr. HoonThe information required on the total cost of Operation Desert Fox cannot be reliably differentiated from the overall costs of military operations in the Gulf which for the financial year 1998–99 were £35 million. Costs for the current financial year are estimated to be in the region of £33 million.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many precision-guided weapons have been used by the UK in Iraq(a) in Operation Desert Fox and (b) since the end of Operation Desert Fox; and what was their total cost in each case. [110698]
§ Mr. HoonDuring Operation Desert Fox the RAF dropped 52 precision-guided weapons at a total cost of £2.12 million. Since then and up to 9 February 2000 the RAF have dropped 136 precision-guided weapons at a total cost of £5.464 million.