HC Deb 07 January 2003 vol 397 c78W
David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the(a) weekly and (b) total cost of Operation Fresco has been, since it began. [89281]

Mr. Ingram

Information on the weekly costs of Operation Fresco is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

In the run up to the strike the MOD incurred expenditure of around £8 million associated with the initial purchase of the urgent operational equipment such as protective clothing, breathing apparatus and hydraulic cutting equipment. No other detailed costs are yet available.