§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the breakdown of military attachés' time shown by the survey of attaché output undertaken by his Department for the financial year 1999–2000. [144901]
§ Mr. SpellarI refer my hon. Friend to the answers I gave him on 27 November 2000,Official Report, column 429W and on 29 November 2000, Official Report, column 642W. The survey of attaché output in 1999–2000 showed that the average percentage of an attachés' time devoted to promoting Defence Policy and related activities was 20 per cent., to furthering Bilateral Relations and the support of Wider British Interests was 36 per cent., and Defence Advice and Support to Other Government Departments/International Organisations/ Non Government Departments 33 per cent. The remaining 11 per cent. was, on average, devoted to supporting DESO.