§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of civil servants in his Department whose main task is work related wholly or mainly to the European Economic Community; and what is the gross annual cost of travel and accommodation to and from Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg in connection with this work.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 15 March 1989]: Eight officers in the Department are wholly engaged in work related to the EC. Others are involved from time to time. Expenditure on travel on EC business is not differentiated from other departmental travel expenditure.