§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated annual cost of travel undertaken by civil servants employed by his Department (a) within the United Kingdom and (b) overseas.
§ Mr. JoplingThe estimated cost of travel and associated subsistence during the current financial year for civil servants in my Department is:
- (a) within the United Kingdom; £9,230,000 and
- (b) overseas; £870,000 of which some £280,000 will be reimbursed by the European Commission.