Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2015-11-25.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what part of the defence budget is allocated for military action in Syria.

Earl Howe

In agreement with Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Ministry of Defence draws upon the Special Reserve to meet the net additional costs for operations. As such, no part of the Defence budget is specifically allocated for military action in Syria.