Exercise Saif Sareea 2

HC Deb 26 November 2001 vol 375 cc658-9W

22. Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of exercise Saif Sareea 2 was. [15096]

Mr. Ingram

The estimated cost for Saif Sareea 2 was £90.3 million. A final figure will not be available until later in the financial year. However, initial post exercise figures indicate a slight reduction in anticipated costs. This is mainly due to the withdrawal from the exercise of some elements for operational reasons.