§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost to public funds of the British delegation to the Council of Europe, Western European Union, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
COST TO PUBLIC FUNDS OF VISITS ABROAD BY MEMBERS OF VARIOUS DELEGATIONS AND SELECT COMMITTEES 1962–3 1963–4 1964–5 1965–6 1966–7 £ £ £ £ £ Foreign Services Vote Council of Europe … 10,279 13,543 11,768 13,399 15,930 Western European Union … 6,900 5,860 11,420 14,855 8,871 North Atlantic Assembly … 2,786 2,355 2,504 8,086* 3,049 House of Commons Vote Select Committees† … — — — — 1,679 * Meeting held in New York. † Prior to 1966–7 no separate provision was made in the House of Commons Vote for travel abroad by Members of Select Committees. Visits by Members of such Committees were made at the invitation of individual Departments, but the precise costs are not readily identifiable.