§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence in which countries, other than the United States of America, the annual cost of British defence staffs, including attachés and assistant attachés, other staff, and scientific staff, reaches £1 million.
§ Mr. ReynoldsNone.
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§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the total savings that will be achieved by 1969–70 in the annual costs of British defence staffs, including attaches and assistant attachés, other staff, and scientific staff, in British embassies and High Commission offices throughout the world.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThese staffs are at present being reviewed, and I am unable yet to say what savings will be made.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual cost of British defence staffs in Washington, including attachés, other staffs, scientific staff and staff employed in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation for each year since 1959.
§ Mr. ReynoldsFollowing is the information:
1964–65 … … £1,000,000 1965–66 … … £900,000 1966–67 … … £970,000 1967–68 … … £1,000,000 Figures for the years prior to 1964 are not available.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present annual cost of staff employed in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Washington, and his estimate of the annual cost of the personnel concerned when they remove to Belgium.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout £150,000 and £135,000 per annum respectively.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the saving to be achieved by 1969–70 in the present £1 million spent annually on British defence staffs in Washington.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout £150,000 as the result of the move of staff employed in the N.A.T.O. organisation to Brussels; and some further saving as a result of the present review.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual cost of British defence staffs in France, including attachés and assistant attachés, other staffs and scientific staff.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout £82,000.
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§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual cost of British defence staffs in Western Germany including attachés and assistant attachés, other staff and scientific staff.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAbout £71,000.