HC Deb 15 December 1980 vol 996 cc52-3W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants, and at what cost per annum, are employed to deal with EEC business in his Department in (a)London, (b) Brussels and (c) elsewhere.

Mr. Heseltine

Many civil servants in my Department are concerned to a greater or lesser degree with EEC business. But the involvement of individuals is variable, and their numbers as full-time equivalents, costs and locations could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. I have no staff based in Brussels.