§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials of his Department were present in Lincolnshire for his recent meeting with Dr. Kissinger; how long these officials were required to stay in Lincolnshire; and what was the total cost to public funds of this meeting.
§ Mr. HattersleyFour Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials went to RAF Waddington for my right hon. Friend's meeting with Dr. Kissinger on Saturday 24th April. Three of these travelled from London Airport in Dr. Kissinger's aircraft early that morning and returned by United States Air Force helicopter the same afternoon. No payments were made for these journeys. The fourth, who was responsible for Press arrangements, travelled to RAF Waddington by rail the day preceding the meeting and returned to London by rail immediately afterwards. The total cost 519W to public funds was £18.80, of which the major cost was of entertaining Dr. Kissinger and his party at Waddington.