HC Deb 04 July 1977 vol 934 cc441-2W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give the total costs of all expenditure on the celebrations of the Silver Jubilee by Her Majesty's Embassy in the United States of America and similar details for Her Majesty's Embassy in the USSR.

Mr. Tomlinson

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Surbiton (Sir N Fisher) on 24th June about the cost of the Silver Jubilee celebrations in Washington.

The Jubilee Party in Moscow, which was held separately from the Queen's birthday party, involved no expenditure from public funds. The costs were met privately by the British Embassy Club with contributions from the Embassies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.