HC Deb 28 March 1980 vol 981 cc737-8W
Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Mr. Bottomley), as representing the House of Commons Commission, what has been the cost to public funds of visits abroad by Select Committees since May 1979.

Mr. Arthur Bottomley

The cost to public funds of visits abroad by Select Committees since May 1979 amounts to £5,712.

RATIO OF PUPILS PER QUALIFIED TEACHER IN MAINTAINED NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
January of each year
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
GREATER LONDON
Barking:
Nursery — — — — —
Primary 24.5 24.8 23.2 23.0 22.7
Secondary 18.5 18.7 16.3 16.0 15.6
Barnet:
Nursery 24.4 37.0 25.8 25.7 23.1
Primary 24.6 23.8 23.3 22.8 22.2
Secondary 16.3 16.3 16.0 15.9 15.7
Bexley:
Nursery 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Primary 25.7 25.0 25.5 26.1 25.8
Secondary 17.6 17.9 17.8 17.6 17.1
Brent:
Nursery 19.2 19.7 16.2 16.7 16.6
Primary 23.5 21.9 22.3 21.6 20.4
Secondary 16.1 15.3 15.5 15.3 14.7
Bromley:
Nursery — — — — —
Primary 26.8 26.5 26.8 26.7 26.0
Secondary 17.9 17.0 17.0 17.2 16.8
Croydon:
Nursery 20.2 19.7 19.8 19.8 20.8
Primary 23.9 23.1 24.0 23.5 23.7
Secondary 17.2 16.9 17.2 17.0 16.9
Ealing:
Nursery 14.4 14.5 12.8 15.6 15.0
Primary 24.7 21.2 21.5 21.4 21.4
Secondary 17.3 15.6 16.5 16.4 16.0

Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the center hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Mr. Bottomley), as representing the House of Commons Commission, what has been the cost to public funds of visits abroad by the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs since May 1979.

Mr. Arthur Bottomley

The Foreign Affairs Committee has incurred no such costs since its membership was appointed on 26 November 1979.