§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the estimated annual cost of travel undertaken by civil servants employed by his Department (a) within the United Kingdom and (b) overseas.
§ Mr. WhitneyIn the financial year ending 31 March 1984 the cost of travel undertaken by Civil Servants employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, is estimated to be approximately as follows:
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(a) within the United Kingdom £629000 (b) overseas £8,039,000 These figures do not include expenditure on the transfer and leave journeys of staff to and from posts abroad or the cost of maintaining the Queen's messenger and other courier services.