Speeches

Alison Thewliss – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2016-09-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Brimstone missiles have been used in Syria and Iraq to date as part of Operation SHADER; and what the cost of the use of those weapons has been to the public purse.

Mike Penning

Between November 2014 and 16 September 2016 there have been 230 Brimstone missiles used in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation SHADER. The estimated cost of the use of these missiles is £18.7million.