§ 19. Mr. Sandysasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will make a statement about the functions of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
§ Mr. BottomleyI would refer the right hon. Member to paragraphs 3–22 and 27–30 of the Agreed Memorandum on the Commonwealth Secretariat which was issued along with the Final Communiqué of the Prime Ministers' Meeting.
§ Mr. FisherWhile appreciating that the Secretariat is likely to expand, could the right hon. Gentleman give the House some idea of the initial size of the Secretariat, both as regards numbers of the staff and the total cost to the various Commonwealth countries?
§ Mr. BottomleyThere is an Agreed Memorandum which we shall publish tomorrow in the form of a White Paper.