§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the cost of the current financial year of her Department having(a) premises and (b) personnel overseas; and what were the comparable figures for (a) 12, (b) 24, (c) 36 and (d) 48 months ago.
§ Mr. JackThe Department has no overseas premises, nor does it have any personnel based overseas who are carrying out departmental functions. Staff on loan to work in the agriculture sections of British embassies are funded by the Foreign Office.