Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

HC Deb 17 May 1977 vol 932 cc101-2W

Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the latest estimate for the cost to public funds of the Commonwealth Conference, arranged under appropriate headings.

Mr. Luard

The latest estimate for the cost to public funds of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is:

£
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Staff costs	78,000
Telephones, Telex	3,000
Transport	2,000
Arrival and Departure expenses (hire of VIP lounges etc.)	4,000
Official hospitality	199,000
Office supplies	3,000
Flags etc	4,500
Proportion of Property Services Agency costs for work at Lancaster House and the Government Press Centre to provide facilities for the 1977 Conferences	83,000
Contingencies	5,000
Total	381,500

for vegetables; and what were the figures for the corresponding months in each of the preceeding three years.

Mr. John Fraser

The retail price index for vegetables, which includes potatoes, was as follows for the dates requested.