§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether his Department maintains, or supports the maintenance of, any offices or personnel abroad.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerMy Department does not maintain any offices abroad. With regard to personnel, it maintains the post of United Kingdom permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, and his secretary. My Department also pays the salary of an officer seconded to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels and of another on secondment to the Department of Resources and Energy in Canberra.