§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for. Social Security if he will list for each of his executive agencies 747W for the last financial year in respect of overseas travel by staff of the agency (a) the cost, (b) the countries visited and (c) the posts held by the staff involved. [2357]
§ Mr. Burt[pursuant to his reply, 7 December 1995,c. 378]The information that I gave regarding the cost of overseas travel within the Department's executive agencies was incorrect. The correct information is as follows:
Cost of overseas travel Agency Cost £ Benefits Agency 113,266 Child Support Agency 9,584 Resettlement Agency nil Contributions Agency 15,040 War Pensions Agency 3,975 Information Technology Services Agency 56,364 The principal countries visited were:
- Republic of Ireland
- Belgium
- France
- Germany
- USA
- The Netherlands
- Luxembourg
- Italy
- Australia
- Switzerland.