Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 January 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 23 January 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by the UK in enforcing the no-fly zone over Iraq in each year since its introduction.

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by the UK in enforcing the no-fly zone over Iraq in each year since its introduction. [91530] Mr. Ingram: Our records do not separately identify expenditure incurred in maintaining the no fly zones. However, the following 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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ 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 (estimate) 122 2002-03 (estimate) 126 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Denotes figure calculated on a resource basis; all previous figures are cash-based I will write to the hon. Member concerning expenditure in 2001-02 and 2002-03.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 91530; 398 c450W;398 c448W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Bombings Air force Expenditure Iraq Peacekeeping operations Military aircraft Gulf states
Contains statistics: Yes
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