§ Hywel WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of maintaining and servicing the cruise missile arsenal has been in each year since 1983. [21551]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 11 December 2001]The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) system which entered service in 1998 is the first, and currently only, cruise missile in service with UK armed forces. Delivery of the missiles commenced in 1997 and the cost of maintaining and servicing the arsenal in each of the financial years since then is as follows:
£ million Year 1997–98 0.100 1998–99 0.120 1999–2000 0.140 2000–01 0.160 2001–02 10.180 1Estimated
§ Hywel WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the total cost of a cruise missile over the lifetime of its use. [21550]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 11 December 2001]The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) system is currently the only cruise missile in-service with UK armed forces. The estimated total cost of a TLAM missile over its in-service life is £1.4 million.