Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) accrued to the public purse and (b) was made for charity in paid-for displays and flypasts by the Red Arrows in (i) their recent tour of the Middle East and (ii) each fiscal year for which figures are available.
Information about the Red Arrows display income for financial years 2015-16 to 2017-18 is provided below. Information prior to 2015-16 is not readily available.
Financial Year | Amount £000 |
2015-16 | 425 |
2016-17 | 600 |
2017-18 | 442 |
We do not hold information about income earned by charity organisations who have paid for displays or flypasts.