§ Mr. David Walderasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the Official Report the current levels of expense allowances which are permitted at each of the diplomatic posts within the NATO alliance and the EEC.
§ Mr. TomlinsonDiplomatic Service officers do not receive "expense allowances" in the sense that this term is used in the private sector. While posted overseas, they receive various allowances which are paid at many different rates to officers of different grades and in different circumstances. The following table shows the annual amounts per head currently authorised for payment in allowances to married officers of the diplomatic 375W ranks indicated in the posts concerned. Educational allowances which are related to the family circumstances of the officer and not to his grade or post, are not included.
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Column 1 Column2 Allowancest† Maximum EntertainmentExpenses§ £ £ ANKARA Ambassador 9,049‡ 5,239 Minister — — Counsellor 6,044 1,926 First Secretary(Grade 5) 5,130 1,380 Second Secretary 4,235 719 Third Secretary 3,829 480 ATHENS Ambassador 8,589‡ 9,437 Minister — — Counsellor 8,848 2,572 First Secretary(Grade 5) 6,495 1,493 Second Secretary 5,213 719 Third Secretary 4,687 511 BONN Ambassador 11,796‡ 22,903 Minister* 20,270 4,375 Counsellor* 9,614 2,962 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 6,575 1,427 Second Secretary 5,546 355 Third Secretary 4,932 394 BRUSSELS (Embassy) Ambassador 15,187‡ 11,259 Minister — — Counsellor 9,018 2,890 First Secretary(Grade 5) 7,170 2,042 Second Secretary 5,738 704 Third Secretary 5,113 704 BRUSSELS (Permanent Representation to the European Communities) Ambassador 12,088‡ 11,414 Minister* 12,776 5,328 Counsellor* 8,461 2,218 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 6,935 1,246 Second Secretary* 5,563 988 Third Secretary 4,972 988 BRUSSELS (United Kingdom Delegation to NATO) Ambassador 9,525‡ 7,221 Minister 14,971 4,308 Counsellor* 8,585 2,342 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 7,122 1,102 Second Secretary* 5,730 928 Third Secretary 5,084 928 COPENHAGEN Ambassador 12,460‡ 7,178 Minister — — Counsellor* 9,229 3,090 First Secretary(Grade 5) 7,903 1,681 Second Secretary 6,545 1,003 Third Secretary 6,088 843
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Column 1 Column 2 Allowancest† Maximum Entertainment Expenses§ £ £ DUBLIN Ambassador 6,6201‡ 8,399 Minister — — Counsellor 7,044 1,562 First Secretary(Grade 5) 4,669 984 Second Secretary 3,951 384 Third Secretary 3,804 353 THE HAGUE Ambassador 14,191‡ 10,383 Minister — — Counsellor* 10,526 3,464 First Secretary(Grade 5) 8,226 1,914 Second Secretary 6,387 691 Third Secretary 5,609 495 LISBON Ambassador 12,655‡ 5,041 Minister — — Counsellor 7,677 2,438 First Secretary(Grade 5) 6,108 1,420 Second Secretary 4,890 844 Third Secretary 4,444 767 LUXEMBOURG Ambassador 7,103‡ 4,660 Minister — — Counsellor — — First Secretary(Grade 5) 7,320 2,047 Second Secretary 5,663 1,022 Third Secretary 5,157 1,022 OSLO Ambassador 9,894‡ 6,636 Minister — — Counsellor 7,620 1,694 First Secretary(Grade 5) 7,183 1,092 Second Secretary 6,122 592 Third Secretary — — OTTAWA High Commissioner 12,649‡ 6,197 Minister 12,215 3,158 Counsellor* 8,150 6,076 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 7,368 1,300 Second Secretary* 6,132 619 Third Secretary 5,724 562 PARIS Ambassador 35,932‡ 18,899 Minister* 15,184 5,617 Counsellor* 6,079 3,473 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 4,919 2,426 Second Secretary* 3,792 839 Third Secretary 3,573 1,258 ROME Ambassador 7,176‡ 11,591 Minister 9,270 2,902 Counsellor* 8,306 2,976 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 6,312 1,165 Second Secretary* 4,906 474 Third Secretary 4,218 364
Column 1 Column 2 Allowancest† Maximum Entertainment Expenses§ £ £ REYKJAVIK Ambassador 3,298‡ 3,256 Minister — — Counsellor — — First Secretary(Grade 5) 6,268 1,289 Second Secretary 5,332 931 Third Secretary — — WASHINGTON Ambassador 29,835‡ 16,414 Minister* 18,296 4,854 Counsellor* 10,727 8,912 First Secretary*(Grade 5) 8,713 1,565 Second Secretary* 6,909 582 Third Secretary 6,194 662 * Average amounts payable to staff at these levels. † The allowances in Column 1 are designed to help staff to meet the extra cost of living abroad and to provide them with the means to carry out the representational aspects of their duties. ‡ The wages of staff employed at Ambassadors residences are paid direct from public funds and not through the Ambassadors' allowances. § Column 2 shows the maximum amounts which-are payable by way of reimbursement of entertainment expenses. In many cases the amount actually spent is less than the amount shown in the table.