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Written question asked by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2009. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.


Public Expenditure: Armed Forces

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what payments to the Ministry of Defence have been made out of Treasury reserves to pay for equipment for military operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.
Answer

Treasury expenditure on the net additional cost of military operations, including equipment, are broken down by theatre in the Ministry of Defence's annual report and accounts. For the most recent 2007-08 accounts the relevant table is listed under Operations and Peacekeeping (RfR2), sub-para 2.3 on page 292.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c2284W; 288561
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk