§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total cost of entertainment made available by United Kingdom embassies and missions abroad over the last five years on an annual basis; and what arrangements exist for authorising such expenditure.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe total cost in each of the last five complete financial years was as follows:
£ 1970–71 … … … 1,193,246 1971–72 … … … 1,234,368 1972–73 … … … 1,282,319 1973–74 … … … 1,540,601 1974–75 … … … 1,783,066 As regards arrangements for authorising such expenditure, I would refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Lamont) on 15th January.—[Vol. 903, c. 239.]