§ Mr. Nottasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the annual administrative cost of running the Embassies and High Commissions in each of the following cities overseas, Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Paris, Washington and Moscow.
§ Mr. MulleyThe annual cost of the administration sections of the Missions concerned seems the best of several ways of assessing administrative costs. These costs are as follows:
£ Singapore (High Commission) 15,000 Tokyo (Embassy) 19,000 Bangkok (Embassy) 16,000 Paris (Embassy) 78,000 Washington (Embassy) 74,000 Moscow (Embassy) 26,000