Tom Brake – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2016 to Question 43906, what forecast he has made of the amount that will be spent on UK defence attachés in each country in each year to 2020.
Mike Penning
We are unable to be specific regarding the requirements in each country, as detailed figures have yet to be set for future years. Table 1 below provides a forecast of in-year expenditure for each Defence Section for financial year (FY) 2016-17, including the British Defence Staff in Washington. Table 2 shows an estimate of expenditure for Defence Sections from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Table 1
|
LOCATION |
Forecast of Outturn 2016-17 |
|
ALGIERS |
£257,000 |
|
BAGHDAD |
£1,373,000 |
|
NEW YORK |
£666,000 |
|
SARAJEVO |
£324,000 |
|
KHARTOUM |
£715,000 |
|
TRIPOLI* |
£258,000 |
|
MOGADISHU |
£935,000 |
|
RIGA |
£130,000 |
|
HANOI |
£475,000 |
|
OTTAWA |
£523,000 |
|
WELLINGTON |
£357,000 |
|
SINGAPORE |
£394,000 |
|
BEIRUT |
£502,000 |
|
BUCHAREST |
£272,000 |
|
KATHMANDU |
£187,000 |
|
MEXICO CITY |
£453,000 |
|
RABAT |
£363,000 |
|
BRASILIA |
£441,000 |
|
SANTIAGO |
£371,000 |
|
SEOUL |
£715,000 |
|
JUBA |
£252,000 |
|
VIENNA |
£375,000 |
|
ACCRA |
£357,000 |
|
BOGOTA |
£536,000 |
|
MUSCAT |
£608,000 |
|
KIEV |
£492,000 |
|
PRETORIA |
£506,000 |
|
AMMAN |
£690,000 |
|
KUWAIT CITY |
£345,000 |
|
RIYADH |
£863,000 |
|
MADRID |
£299,000 |
|
MOSCOW |
£949,000 |
|
OSLO |
£303,000 |
|
NEW DELHI |
£577,000 |
|
NAIROBI |
£822,000 |
|
KUALA LUMPUR |
£385,000 |
|
ABUJA |
£294,000 |
|
ISLAMABAD |
£711,000 |
|
ABU DHABI |
£623,000 |
|
DUBLIN |
£237,000 |
|
HARARE |
£302,000 |
|
PARIS |
£1,453,000 |
|
FRANCE** |
£1,294,000 |
|
RANGOON |
£341,000 |
|
STOCKHOLM |
£386,000 |
|
DOHA |
£319,000 |
|
CANBERRA |
£668,000 |
|
NICOSIA |
£229,000 |
|
ZAGREB |
£223,000 |
|
BANGKOK |
£368,000 |
|
BELGRADE |
£467,000 |
|
BERLIN |
£900,000 |
|
BUENOS AIRES |
£499,000 |
|
COPENHAGEN |
£273,000 |
|
THE HAGUE |
£303,000 |
|
ROME |
£563,000 |
|
ANKARA |
£658,000 |
|
ATHENS |
£566,000 |
|
JAKARTA |
£414,000 |
|
BEIJING |
£1,380,000 |
|
PRAGUE |
£355,000 |
|
TEL AVIV |
£766,000 |
|
TOKYO |
£547,000 |
|
WARSAW |
£398,000 |
|
KINGSTON |
£566,000 |
|
CAIRO |
£523,000 |
|
KAMPALA |
£275,000 |
|
DHAKA |
£346,000 |
|
YEMEN |
£249,000 |
|
BAHRAIN |
£336,000 |
|
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN |
£375,000 |
|
TBILISI |
£361,000 |
|
SKOPJE |
£473,000 |
|
FREETOWN |
£266,000 |
|
VILNIUS |
£33,000 |
|
ASTANA |
£247,000 |
|
TASHKENT |
£248,000 |
|
KABUL |
£406,000 |
|
ADDIS ABABA |
£519,000 |
|
TALLINN |
£291,000 |
|
WASHINGTON |
£3,749,000 |
|
DEFENCE SECTIONS CENTRAL FUNDING |
£9,882,000*** |
|
TOTAL |
£52,752,000 |
* Currently operating from Tunis
** UK Exchange Officers in France paid for through the Defence Engagement budget.
*** Central funding covers expenditure on the Defence Attaché network not attributable to a specific Defence Section.
Table 2
|
FY 2017-18 |
FY 2018-19 |
FY 2019-20 |
|
|
Estimated Attaché Costs |
£39,372,162 |
£39,899,766 |
£40,433,147 |
|
Estimated FCO Platform Charges |
£15,470,882 |
£15,689,819 |
£15,970,923 |
|
Estimated Total |
£54,843,044 |
£55,589,585 |
£56,404,070 |
