Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost of overseas military operations was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Penny Mordaunt
The total net additional costs of UK military operations overseas in each of the last five financial years has been as follows:
|
Financial Year |
Total |
|
2010-11 |
£4.0 billion |
|
2011-12 |
£3.8 billion |
|
2012-13 |
£2.8 billion |
|
2013-14 |
£2.0 billion |
|
2014-15 |
£1.1 billion |
These figures cover operations in Afghanistan, Libya, the wider Gulf, countering ISIL activity in Iraq and Syria and other short-term operations, whether funded by the Treasury’s Special Reserve or by the Conflict Pool and subsequent Conflict Security and Stabilisation Fund.
This information is published in more detail in the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Annual Report and Accounts, most recently in Table 2.3.1 on page 51 of the MOD’s 2014-15 Annual Report and Accounts, which is available on the Gov.UK website at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015
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