§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Number of journeys by FCO officials based in London visiting EEC capitals Cost of journeys in Column 1 Number of journeys by officials based in EEC capitals visiting London Cost of journeys in Column 3 Number of journeys by officials based in EEC capitals visitingother EEC capitals Cost of journeys in Column 5 £ £ £ 1976 1st quarter … 26 3,016 55 5,688 — — 2nd quarter … 15 1,740 52 5,479 — — 3rd quarter … 16 1,856 50 5,030 — — 4th quarter … 24 2,880 80 8,902 1 60 1977 1st quarter … 42 5,040 136 15,035 — — 2nd quarter … 28 3,360 99 11,463 1 69 3rd quarter … 25 3,000 41 4,456 — — TOTALS: 1976 … … 9,492 25,099 60 1977 (first three quarters) … 11,400 30,954 69