Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 19 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2006. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Thursday, 26 January 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Administrative Costs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which functions of his core Department are carried out in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Wales; and what administrative costs were associated with these functions for each area in the last year.

Answer: Defence is a national capability and is funded accordingly. The wide variety of activities that support the Defence Mission are provided by the Department's 11 Top Level Budget Holders (TLBs) who are responsible for their own element of the Defence Budget. These activities are diverse and widely distributed throughout the UK and as a consequence we cannot answer the question without committing to disproportionate cost. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Dundee, East (Stewart Hosie) on 9 January 2006, Official Report, column 215W.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 39946; 441 c2302W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Administrative Costs
Monday, 9 January 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Administration Costs Departmental responsibilities Government departments Functions Northern Ireland Ministry of Defence Wales