(14 years ago)
Commons ChamberWhat estimates has the Minister made of the total financial cost of military base closures in Germany?
As I indicated to the House earlier, we are currently looking at the full implications of bringing the Army back from Germany. There will undoubtedly be some up-front costs, depending on the pace of those forces coming back, but there will be considerable savings, to be set out over the longer period. We will set those out when we conclude the basing review in six months.