Proceeding contribution from Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya.

Libya

My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for repeating the Statement. He mentioned that the Libyan air defence system had been knocked out—an essential prerequisite for setting up a no-fly zone. The cost of doing that is not inconsiderable; Tomahawks check out at about £500,000, and Sky Shadows for not much less. Hopefully there will be no need to use so many of those weapons in the future. Nevertheless, the cost already of these operations and the ongoing cost will not be inconsiderable. Will the Minister confirm that these costs will be met entirely from the contingency fund and not from the defence spoke?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 726 c472
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Demonstrations Armed conflict Human rights EU action International Criminal Court Politics and government Travel restrictions Violence UN resolutions Sanctions Civil disorder Libya Military intervention UN Security Council UN Human Rights Council Gaddafi, Muammar Freezing of assets
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Libya

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