§ Mr. Higginsasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether fees are charged to outside organisations when they are addressed by members of the Civil Service; and if he will publish the scale of fees charged.
§ Mr. HayhoeDepartments are free to make their own judgments on whether they should charge a fee when outside organisations are addressed by civil servants. Where there is likely to be a benefit to the service, the normal practice would be not to charge a fee. Where fees are charged there is no set scale of fees and the amount charged would depend upon the going rate, content, the level of lecturer and other relevant factors. In general, any fee would be paid to the department concerned.
28Wavailable to the arts in this way in 1982–83. Because of the different ways in which sponsorship may be given, it is not possible to estimate what proportion was tax deductible.