Ceremonial Dress

HC Deb 08 June 1992 vol 209 cc63-4W

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 13 May,Official Report, column 110, if he will itemise the expenditure on ceremonial dress for 1991–92.

Mr. Goodlad

Ceremonial dress for HM representatives cost as follows:

	£
Bangladesh	2,735
Holy See	3,193
Kathmandu	615
Luxembourg	3,440
Stockholm	2,613
British Virgin Islands	2,725
Kuala Lumpur	756

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what use is to be made of the ceremonial dress normally reserved for the Governor of Hong Kong.

Mr. Goodlad

As I said in reply to the hon. Member's question on 13 May, Mr. Patten does not propose to wear ceremonial dress. None has therefore been made for him.