HM Treasury
- Budget 2006: Chapter 6 (22 March 2006)
Budget 2006 announces £800 million of provision for the Special Reserve in 2006-07, set aside from within existing public spending plans, to help meet the costs of Iraq, Afghanistan and other international commitments and further allocates £200 million from the Reserves in 2006-07 to support ongoing peacekeeping activity across the world through the Global Conflict Prevention Pool.
- Pre-Budget Report 2004 (02 Dec 2004)
'Yesterday I announced £520 million for the Special Reserve for Iraq and our international obligations. And I thank our armed forces for their dedication and courage.
Having since September 11th doubled the budget to 2008 for security at home, I am releasing a further £105 million for necessary security measures to counter terrorism, enhance surveillance at ports and improve civil resilience. '
- Spending Review 2004 (July 2004)
Military expenditure will rise to £33.447bn in 2007-8. When Labour came to power in 1997 it was £20.945bn
- Budget 2003 (March 2003)
6.6 The 2002 Pre-Budget Report confirmed the Government's plans for public spending in 2002-03. The Pre-Budget Report also made a special contingency allocation of £1 billion to ensure that resources were available for the UK's international defence and security needs. These resources allowed the UK's armed forces to prepare, on a contingency basis, for the event that the Iraqi regime failed to comply with the conditions set down in United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution 1441.
6.7 The failure of the Iraqi regime to comply with the will of the international community as expressed in resolution 1441 led to the commencement in March of coalition military action to enforce these conditions. The Government has therefore increased its contingency provision to £3 billion to ensure that resources are available to cover the full cost of the UK's military obligations.