§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will specify in percentage terms the cuts made by his Department as a result of successive reviews of Government expenditure during the past 10 years.
§ Mr. TomlinsonAs a result of successive cuts in expenditure, the cost of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Diplomatic Service, expressed in terms of 1977 prices, has fallen by 6.1 per cent. overall over the period 1968 to 1977. Over the same period, however, provision for salaries and allowances of United196W Kingdom based staff has fallen by 12.9 per cent.