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Written question asked by Baroness Browning (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Monday, 23 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Military Aid

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish, for the last five years for which figures are available, the costs to the United Kingdom defence budget of deploying military resources for humanitarian aid and assistance outside the United Kingdom and outside conflict zones.

Answer

Ministry of Defence (MOD) assets are deployed from time to time to provide humanitarian aid and assistance worldwide. However, these are not core MOD activities and, in line with HM Treasury policy, the net additional cost of these operations is charged to the appropriate Government Department.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5698
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Expenditure Humanitarian aid Military aid
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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