§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services 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. DeakinsThe numbers and estimated costs of journeys authorised in each of the quarters specified were:
Quarter Number Estimated cost £ 1976— January-March 52 6,100 April-June 57 7,800 July-September 39 5,500 October-December 73 10,200 1977— January-March 62 10,700 April-June 73 13,200 July-September 34 4,900 The cost of most of these journeys is reimbursed by the EEC.