HC Deb 13 December 1996 vol 287 cc373-4W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the annual cost of his Department's presence in Germany in each of the last three years. [9033]

Mr. Hanley

The annual cash operating cost of the missions in Germany was as follows:

Financial year £
1993–94 19,480,357
1994–95 20,637,195
1995–96 21,722,071

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the annual cost to his Department of the running of the consulate in Berlin. [8951]

Mr. Hanley

The cash operating cost of the British embassy office in Berlin for 1995–96 was £3,780,937.

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the present staff establishment of the British consulate in Berlin. [8952]

Mr. Hanley

UK-based staff figures are staff numbers from the authorised establishment but locally engaged staff are calculated in man years.

There are currently 21 UK-based staff working at the British embassy office in Berlin. These are supported by 41.20 man years of locally engaged staff—this figure includes locally engaged staff at the ambassador's residence.

Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the cost to his Department of all United Kingdom consulates in Germany. [8953]

Mr. Hanley

The cash operating cost of our missions in Germany for 1995–96 was as follows:

£
British Embassy, Bonn 8,744,134
Embassy Office, Berlin 3,780,937
Consulate-General, Dusseldorf 4,073,785
Consulate-General, Frankfurt 1,656,779
Consulate-General, Hamburg 1,390,261
British Trade Office, Leipzig 38,327
Consulate-General, Munich 1,586,127
Consulate-General, Stuttgart 451,721
Total 21,722,071