§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service what has been the cost to public funds of visits to foreign countries undertaken by each of Her Majesty's Ministers between February 1977 and February 1978.
§ Mr. Charles R. Morris, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 23rd March 1978; Vol. 946, c. 681], gave the following reply:
From records held centrally, it is estimated that the cost to public funds of overseas visits for the Minister leading each visit during the period February 1977 and February 1978 inclusive is as follows:
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£ Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister 54,000 Minister of State 250 Parliamentary Secretary 1,300 Civil Service Department Lord Privy Seal 1,400 Defence Secretary of State 57,350 Minister of State 10,150 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (RN) 9,750 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (A) 9,450 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (RAF) 4,900 160W
Duchy of Lancaster Chancellor 250 Education and Science Secretary of State 250 Minister of State 3,750 Minister for the Arts 2,600 Employment Secretary of State 4,800 Minister of State 500 Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 4,950 Energy Secretary of State 17,150 Minister of State 16,100 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 7,650 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 5,900 Environment Secretary of State 3,350 Minister for Housing and Construction 1,200 Minister of State 4,050 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 300 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 200 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Secretary of State 207,450 Minister of State 11,450 Minister of State 11,300 Minister of State 63,850 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 4,350 Parliamentary Under-Secretary 3,800 Health and Social Security Secretary of State 12,250 Minister of State 250 Minister of State 3,000 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 11,900 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 3,750 Home Office Secretary of State 500 Minister of State 1,400 Industry Secretary of State 1,800 Minister of State 6,250 Minister of State 10,750 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 500 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1,250 Law Officers' Department Attorney-General 2,700 Solicitor-General 350 Lord Advocate's Department Lord Advocate 1,550 Solicitor-General 250
Lord Chancellor's Department Lord Chancellor 2,800 Northern Ireland Office Secretary of State 8,200 Minister of State 9,100 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 450 Overseas Development Minister for Overseas Development 35,500 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 10,000 Prices and Consumer Protection Secretary of State 11,300 Minister of State 6,850 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1,550 Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister 90,000 Privy Council Office Minister of State 2,050 Parliamentary Secretary 450 Scottish Office Secretary of State 12,850 Minister of State 4,900 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1,500 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 800 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1,450 Trade Secretary of State 55,700 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 9,450 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 10,200 Transport Secretary of State 7,800 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1,600 Treasury Chancellor 36,100 Chief Secretary 5,550 Financial Secretary 2,150 Minister of State 350 Welsh Office Secretary of State 2,250