HL Deb 19 January 2005 vol 668 cc108-9WA
Lord Astor of Hever

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the net additional costs of deploying United Kingdom Armed Forces to Iraq and supporting and sustaining them there will be met from the central reserve for so long as it is necessary to continue such deployment.[HL687]

Lord Bach

Funding for the additional costs of maintaining UK forces in Iraq will continue to be met from outside the core defence budget.