§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in each year since 1970, how many applications were received under the Foreign Office Egyptian Compensation Order; how many were dealt with; how many awards were made; and what was the annual administrative cost.
§ Mr. LuardThis information is available in the reports of the Foreign Compensation Commission, the independent statutory body responsible for the distribution of funds established under foreign compensation orders. These reports are presented to Parliament and published annually. The Commission's most recent report, for the financial year ended 31st March 1977, was published in August of this year as Cmnd. 6913.