Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 January 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 January 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost of enforcing the no fly zones in Iraq since the war officially ceased. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of enforcing the no fly zones in Iraq since the war officially ceased. [27172] Mr. Ingram: Information is not recorded separately that identifies expenditure incurred in maintaining the no fly zones. However, the table sets out the overall additional expenditure incurred by the Ministry of Defence as a direct result of operations in the Gulf from 1992-93 onwards. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1992-93 551 1993-94 179 1994-95 58 1995-96 14 1996-97 6 1997-98 16 1998-99 35 1999-2000 28 2000-01 25 2001-02{1} {2}22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimate {2} Calculated on a Resource Accounting basis; all previous figures are cash-based

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