§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is his estimate in a full year of additional ministerial, Civil Service and Parliamentary travel and subsistence costs incurred because of United Kingdom membership of the EEC.
§ Mr. Charles R. Morris, Pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24th November 251W 1975; Vol. 901, c. 19.], gave the following following information:
£334,000 for Ministerial and Civil Service travel and subsistence, after reinbursement of some costs by EEC institutions.
The estimated cost of parliamentary travel and subsistence amounts to £21,000; this covers expenses incurred by the House of Lords European Communities Committee and the House of Commons Select Committee on European Secondary Legislation etc., as well as of the staff supporting these Committees and the United Kingdom delegates.