§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the expenditure on the Diplomatic Service in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe net figures are as follows:
1970–71 £50.3 million 1971–72 £53.8 million 1972–73 £59.8 million 1973–74 £67.1 million 1974–75 (provisional) £83.0 million This includes expenditure on home staff whose work is integrated with that of the Diplomatic Service. In constant prices there has been little or no net change over the five-year period.