Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2017 (named day). It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Monday, 27 February 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of UK military operations in Iraq was in each year between 2010 and 2017.

Answer: Up to 2011, the net additional costs of operations in Iraq were £343 million in 2009-10 and £95 million in 2010-11. From 2014, the UK has supported operations to counter Daesh in Iraq and Syria. The net additional costs of these operations, which we do not separate due to their inter-related nature, were £21.9 million in 2014-15 and £216.9 million in 2015-16. Information for 2016-17 will be reported in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts.

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