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Cyprus: Military Bases

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 80902, tabled on 7 November 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the annual cost of running the British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Answered on

15 November 2022

The Annual cost of running the Sovereign Base Areas for the last three financial years (FY) is as follows:

Cost in £ million

FY2019-20

FT2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23 (Predicted)

16.991

19.848

18.907

20.584

These costs are for Administration only and do not include costs from other Ministry of Defence sections based in Cyprus such as British Forces Cyprus, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Director Medical Services, Defence Digital, Director of Children’s Services, which directly/indirectly support the Administration.