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Armed Forces: Costs

Answer

The Minister for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform, Lord Drayson, gave the noble Lord this Answer on 12 November. Unfortunately, this answer was not printed in Hansard. The costs of UK military activity in 2004-05 to 2009-10 for each location is provided in the following table:

£ Million
	FY 2004-05(1)	FY 2005- 06 (1)	FY 2006-07(1)	FY 2007- 08 (1)	FY 2008- 09 (1)	FY 2009- 10 (2)
Iraq	910	958	956	1457	1381	38
Afghanistan	67	199	738	1504	2623	3754
Falkland Islands	113	143	65	67	70	70
Cyprus	186	236	174	191	226	179
German	464	373	357	361	389	340
Northern Ireland	284	281	128	89	79	18

"Notes""l. These are audited outturn figures.""2. The figures reflect estimated spend for Afghanistan and Iraq as outlined in the Winter Supplementary Estimates. These will be reviewed as required through the Spring Supplementary Estimates process.""3. 2009-10 figures for Germany and Northern Ireland do not include civilian pay." "l. These are audited outturn figures.""2. The figures reflect estimated spend for Afghanistan and Iraq as outlined in the Winter Supplementary Estimates. These will be reviewed as required through the Spring Supplementary Estimates process.""3. 2009-10 figures for Germany and Northern Ireland do not include civilian pay." "2. The figures reflect estimated spend for Afghanistan and Iraq as outlined in the Winter Supplementary Estimates. These will be reviewed as required through the Spring Supplementary Estimates process.""3. 2009-10 figures for Germany and Northern Ireland do not include civilian pay." "3. 2009-10 figures for Germany and Northern Ireland do not include civilian pay." The net additional costs of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are met from the reserve and do not include basic pay, pension and other costs not resulting from operational deployment. Figures for the tri-Service garrison in the Falkland Islands include costs associated with pay for locally employed civilians, utilities, white fleet vehicle leasing and fuel, catering leisure and retail activities stores, and the British Forces Health Service. These figures do not include military equipment, military personnel pay, service children's education facilities, estate works and maintenance, IT and communication, maritime visits or air charter; costs associated with these activities are met by other top level budget holders. The reason for the lower figures in the most recent years is due to a change in MoD accounting policy, under which fixed asset depreciation costs and the cost of capital on fixed assets is recorded elsewhere. Figures for headquarters British Forces in Cyprus include costs associated with pay for locally employed civilians, utilities, white fleet vehicle leasing and fuel, catering leisure and retail activities stores, and the British Forces Health Service. The figures do not include military equipment, military personnel pay, service children's education facilities, estate works and maintenance, IT and communication, or air charter. Figures for the British Forces in Germany include costs associated with pay for locally employed civilians, utilities, white fleet vehicle leasing and fuel, catering leisure and retail activities stores and the British Forces Health Service. The figures do not include costs associated with military equipment, military personnel pay, service children's' education, estate works and maintenance, or IT and communications. The reduction from 2004-05 to 2005-06 relates to transfer of works funding to Defence Estates. Figures for Northern Ireland include costs associated with pay for locally employed civilians and Territorial Army, utilities, white fleet vehicle leasing and fuel. The figures do not include costs associated with military equipment, military personnel pay, estate works and maintenance, or IT and communications. The reduction from 2004-05 to 2005-06 relates to transfer of works funding to defence estates.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

685; 716 c4-5WA

Session

2009-10

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Subjects

Armed forces Deployment Cyprus Expenditure Iraq Germany Falkland Islands Northern Ireland Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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