§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what budget is available to the Arms Control and Disarmament Department for the purpose of paying expenses to conferences at home and abroad.
§ Mr. TomlinsonNo fixed budget is provided. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office administration earmarks certain funds for expenditure on duty travel and subsistence for staff serving in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Foreign and Commonwealth Office departments may apply for their members to draw on these funds within travel and subsistence entitlements laid down in standing instructions. For overseas conferences, special allocations from entertainment funds are sometimes made.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people are employed 192W in the Arms Control and Disarmament Department; and at what cost.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThere are 18 people employed whole or part-time in the Arms Control and Disarmament Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit. The estimated annual cost is a little under £190,000, including the cost of such items as accommodation and common services.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the salary paid to the Superintending Under-Secretary of the Arms Control and Disarmament Department.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe salary paid to the Superintending Under-Secretary of the Arms Control and Disarmament Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is £12,673.80, inclusive of the Inner London weighting allowance and the 1977 supplement to pay. The Under-Secretary in question also superintends two other Foreign and Commonwealth Office departments.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total cost to public funds of the Arms Control and Disarmament Department; and how this compares with the position 12 months ago.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe estimated total cost to public funds of the Arms Control and Disarmament Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a little under £190,000 per annum. Twelve months ago the estimated cost was about £150,000 per annum.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what staff are employed in the Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit; and what salaries are paid to them.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit, which forms part of the Arms Control and Disarmament Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is composed of one Grade 5 officer, two Grade 7A officers and one Grade S2. Their respective annual salaries, inclusive of the Inner London weighting allowance and the 1976 193W and 1977 supplements to pay, are currently £8,437, £6,003, £5,889, and £3,610.