§ 87. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost to public funds of the recent Royal visit to South America; and what were the main items and the cost of travel by air and sea, respectively.
§ Mr. MulleyThe cost to the Department of the Royal Visit to South America is expected to be approximately £14,000. The two main items were expenses incurred by the Royal Households and additional representational expenses incurred by Her Majesty's Ambassadors at Rio de Janeiro and Santiago.
The use of service aircraft for the visit involved the Ministry of Defence in additional costs amounting to £12,000: the cost of H.M.S. "Britannia" was given to my hon. Friend by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence on 13th November.—[Vol. 773, c. 95–6.]