§ Mr. HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost to public funds of the press conference held in the Locarno room on Monday 12 May, at which the Foreign Secretary outlined his mission statement, separately indicating the cost of the film background. [121]
§ Mr. FatchettThe cost of public funds of the 12 May press conference was £19,000. The rostrum structure will remain in service. An additional sum of 7,000 was necessary for the hire of the video wall.
§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who made the videotape used at the official launch of his mission statement; who supervised the making of the videotape; and what was the cost to public funds. [307]
§ Mr. FatchettThe video which had its first showing at my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's press conference was an abridged and re-edited version of a film originally made for the Hanover Fair. The video was produced in-house by this Department, and drew on our own television archive, thereby limiting the cost to £28,000. The video will be shown in coming months at other events.
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§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost to public funds of the official launch of his mission statement. [178]
§ Mr. FatchettI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave today to the right hon. and learned Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Mr. Hogg).
§ Mr. FallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of producing, launching, distributing and publicising his Department's mission statement. [757]
§ Mr. FatchettI refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave today to the right hon. and learned Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham and the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Mr. Wilshire)