Written question asked by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 July 2011. It was answered by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 August 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Libya

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on transport of equipment during operations in Libya; and what modes of transport have been engaged.

Answer: The majority of Operation Ellamy freight has been moved by RAF military transport vehicles at a cost of some £700,000; this has been supplemented by commercial road haulage at a cost of some £250,000.Similarly, the majority of movements of equipment by air have been by RAF C17 and C130 aircraft at a total cost of some £61.8 million. This was supplemented by commercial charter at a cost of some £460,000.No sealift support has been used for Operation Ellamy.

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