§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Lord Privy Seal what is the annual cost to Her Majesty's Government of sending British representatives to meetings of the Council of Europe and of its committees.
§ Mr. GodberThe annual cost to Her Majesty's Government of sending British representatives to meetings of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe and to the committees of the Consultative Assembly for the four years from 1st April, 1957, to 31st March, 1961, is as follows:
£ 1. 1st April, 1957—31st March, 1958 11,431 2. 1st April, 1958—31st March, 1959 11,471 3. 1st April, 1959—31st March, 1960 9,510 4. 1st April, 1960—31st March, 1961 9,465 The final figure is liable to some slight increase in respect of committee meetings held towards the end of the year 1960–61.