Cost of Libya operations

9 Dec 2011 02:24 PM

The net additional cost of Operation ELLAMY - costs incurred by the Department on operations which would not otherwise be incurred - is estimated at £212m, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced yesterday.

In a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament, Mr Hammond said:

"I have previously informed the House that I would provide a final estimate of the cost of operations in Libya in early December. We estimate that the net additional cost of Operation ELLAMY will be £212 million."

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