HC Deb 26 July 1978 vol 954 c762W
63. Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total share to be borne by public funds of the expenses of the two-day visit to Shetland by chartered aircraft of eight British Petroleum personnel, 25 members of the Nature Conservancy Council and officials and two civil servants, during which they are to look at various oil installations from the air.

Mr. Denis Howell

The cost to public funds of the Nature Conservancy Council's visit to Shetland was approximately £1,500. Public funds will bear no share of the cost of the aircraft.