HC Deb 03 December 1947 vol 445 cc81-2W
Mr. Lennox-Boyd

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total strength of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Preparatory Committee of the International Conference on Trade and Employment at Geneva, including private secretaries, office staff and drivers; and what was the total cost of maintaining the delegation there.

Mr. Belcher

The highest total strength reached by the United Kingdom Delegation at Geneva, which included representatives of certain Empire countries, was 229, but there were considerable fluctuations in numbers during the period of the Conference and the average total of United Kingdom members of the Delegation during the whole period of the Conference was well below this figure. It included some messengers and drivers whose services were made available to Dominion Delegations. The cost to the United Kingdom Government up to 31st October, the latest date at which information is at present available, was £2,000.