§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give the number of official journeys civil servants of his Department made in each quarter of 1976 and the first three quarters of 1977, by each quarter; between the United Kingdom and other parts of the EEC, on matters consequent on the United Kingdom's membership of the EEC; and what has been the total cost of all these journeys in 1976 and in 1977 so far, respectively.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisFigures for the number of journeys are not readily available and could not be provided except at506W a disproportionate cost. The following figures for costs, however, illustrate the general pattern:
EEC Cost refunds Net cost 1976 £ £ £ 1st quarter 25,250 12,000 13,250 2nd quarter 12,500 5,000 7,500 3rd quarter 12,000 5,000 7,000 4th quarter 24,750 13,000 11,750 1977 1st quarter 19,750 9,000 10,750 2nd quarter 20,500 9,000 11,500 3rd quarter 7,500 3,000 4,500