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Written question asked by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 31 January 2006. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 January 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Afghanistan

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the extra £1 billion funding for the recent deployment to Afghanistan will be drawn from his Department's existing budget.
Answer

The additional cost of operations is recovered from the Treasury Reserve.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
46976; 442 c314-5W;442 c314-5W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Finance Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk