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Written question asked by Bishop of Coventry (Bishops (affiliation)) on Monday, 2 October 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2017. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 October 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq: Military Intervention

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of the UK's participation in the US led coalition air strikes in support of the liberation of Mosul.

Answer

The net additional costs of counter-Daesh operations are as follows:

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

Total (£ million)

47.2

262.4

469.4

Net additional costs are those costs that the Ministry of Defence would not otherwise have incurred but for the operations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1644
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Costs Iraq Military intervention Islamic State
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk