HC Deb 13 May 1996 vol 277 cc362-3W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what costs were met by his Department for clothes worn by the Princess of Wales when she participated in the tour of Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in 1986. [28923]

Mr. Rifkind

It is not possible to specify individual expenditure items for this visit, since detailed records for 1986 have been destroyed in line with Government accounting practice.

Mr Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has paid for clothes for members of the royal family undertaking official duties abroad in each of the last 10 years; and if he will identify the recipient in each case. [28922]

Mr. Rifkind

The information requested is no longer available in full, and could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.