HC Deb 29 January 1952 vol 495 cc3-4W
Mr. Wigg

asked the Prime Minister the names of those who accompanied him to and from the United States of America; the total cost of their journeys; and the amount of travelling expenses and allowances incurred by each person.

The Prime Minister

The names of those who accompanied me on my recent visit to the United States and Canada are as follow:

(1) Mr. Eden; (2) Lord Ismay; (3) Lord Cherwell; (4) Admiral McGrigor, First Sea Lord; (5) Field Marshal Slim, C.I.G.S.; (6) Sir Norman Brook, Cabinet Office; (7) Sir Leslie Rowan, Treasury; (8) Lieut.-General Sir Kenneth McLean, Ministry of Defence; (9) Sir Roger Makins, Foreign Office; (10) Mr. R. R. Powell, Ministry of Defence; (11) Mr. Pitblado, Prime Minister's Office; (12) Mr. Colville, Prime Minister's Office; (13) Mr. C. A. E. Shuckburgh, Foreign Office; (14) Mr. Mallaby, Cabinet Office; (15) Mr. McDougall, Prime Minister's Statistical Branch; (16) Capt. Gretton, R.N., Admiralty; (17) Lieut.-Colonel C. H. P. Harington, War Office; (18) Mr. Leishman, Foreign Office; 15 secretarial and other staff. Lord Moran also accompanied me.

At this stage it is not possible to give a detailed analysis of all the costs incurred, but the following comprises the approximate expenditure:

£
(a) Transportation 12,000
(b) Subsistence allowances and other expenses of members of the Mission 2,750

I may add that my own personal expenses on the "Queen Mary" there and back, and Mr. Eden's outward voyage, do not figure in this account as the Cunard Company kindly invited us to be their guests.

81. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of staff accompanying the Prime Minister on his recent visit to America; the total cost to the British Treasury; and the same details of the staff and cost of the then Prime Minister's visit in December, 1950.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The Prime Minister's party on his recent visit to U.S.A. and Canada consisted of 35 persons in all. The total costs are not yet available but are expected to be in the region of £14,750.

The former Prime Minister's party to U.S.A. and Canada in December, 1950, consisted of 16 people and the cost of the visit was just over £9,000. The two cases are not, however, comparable either in numbers, time, or methods of travel.