§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the budget for the Defence Fire Service was in 2003; what the anticipated outturn is; how much is budgeted for 2004; and what additional costs have been incurred as a result of Operation Telic. [146167]
§ Mr. IngramThere is not a single central budget for the Defence Fire Service, the costs of which are disaggregated to lower level budget holders. Information on the total cost of the Defence Fire Service is therefore not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The total additional costs to date of the Defence Fire Service deployment for Operation Telic has been £3.28 million.