§ Mr. Hurdasked the Lord President of the Council whether he will list under the following headings the expenses incurred by the Select Committees on Nationalised Industries, Race Relations and Immigration, Overseas Development, and Science and Technology during the 1970–71 Session and in every Session since October 1974 (a) specialist advisers' fees, (b) trawl within the United Kingdom, (c) travel outside the United Kingdom, (d) printing costs and (e) compensation to witnesses.
§ Mr. Foot:It is regretted that the information requested for Session 1970–71 is not and the details of printing costs of these Committees in any of the Sessions are not readily available and to obtain it would involve disproportionate cost. The remainder of the information requested is not readily available on a Sessional basis but is given below by financial years.
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(e) WITNESSES' EXPENSES Select Committee 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 £ £ £ £ Nationalised Industries — 32 38 49 Race Relations and Immigration 3 34 23 — Overseas Development — — 54 — Science and Technology — 18 123 230 Note: Information based on payments made by the Fees Office to witnesses during each of the four financial years 1974–75,1975–76,1976–77 and 1977–78.