Written question asked by John Home Robertson (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 March 1996. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Friday, 22 March 1996 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: If he will comment on the availability of telephone communications to the United Kingdom and Germany for British service personnel in Bosnia giving (a) a list of the locations where telephones are available, (b) the number of calls that can be made by each serviceman and (c) the price charged for such calls.

Answer: Mr. Home Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the availability of telephone communications to the United Kingdom and Germany for British service personnel in Bosnia giving (a) a list of the locations where telephones are available, (b) the number of calls that can be made by each service man and (c) the price charged for such calls.[22245] Mr. Soames: Telephones are available for calls to the UK and Germany at the following locations: (a) Tomislavgrad (b) Bugojno (c) Lipa (d) Gornji Vakuf (e) Vitez (f) Sipovo (g) Mrkonjic Grad (h) Kupres (i) Jajce (j) Jezero (k) Sanski Most (l) Glamoc (m) Banja Luka (n) Sarajevo (o) Kiseljak (p) Split Service personnel are not limited in the number of calls that they may make. Where personnel are charged for telephone calls, the per minute prices vary from 75p to £1.20, depending on the system. A monthly welfare telephone allowance is payable towards the costs.

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