§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total cost to public funds of his personal staff and official advisers during the Brussels negotiations from their inception until their collapse on 29th January, 1963, including travelling, living expenses in Brussels, secretarial cost and other disbursements.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe estimated cost is £33,000. This includes the salaries, travelling and subsistence expenses for staff engaged full-time in Brussels in connection with the negotiations (including the Deputy Leader of the Delegation who came from this Department) and the travelling and subsistence expenses of other staff engaged part-time in assisting the Delegation in Brussels. It would not be practicable without a special study, which would occupy much time and labour, to assess the cost of the work performed within this Department in this country.