§ Mr. Georgeasked the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, how many visits were made by each of the Departmental Select Committees, including visits by Sub-Committees, in the last Session, abroad and within the United Kingdom; and what is the total cost for each Committee for this Parliament to date, together with global figures for each Committee and for all Departmental Committees for the last Session.
§ Mr. Beith[pursuant to his reply, 10 December 1984, c. 361]: The information for Session 1983–84 is as follows. The accounts for some of the visits are not complete and the figures given represent the costs to date.
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Select Committee Number of visits Cost of visits £ United Kingdom visits in 1983–84 Agriculture 2 1,466 Defence 9 4,674
Select Committee Number of visits Cost of visits £ Education, Science and Arts 1 1,407 Employment 4 — Energy — — Environment 3 4,173 Foreign Affairs — — Home Affairs 1 36 Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration 5 3,340 Scottish Affairs 6 11,560 Social Services 8 5,968 Trade and Industry 3 1,127 Transport 9 8,255 Treasury and Civil Service 1 193 Welsh Affairs 1 404 Total 53 42,603 Overseas visits in 1983–84 Agriculture 2 5,030 Defence 3 5,949 Education, Science and Arts — — Employment 2 23,295 Energy 1 30,576 Environment 2 15,394 Foreign Affairs 3 25,764 Home Affairs — — Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration 2 15,365 Scottish Affairs 1 5,127 Social Services 1 12,435 Trade and Industry 1 1,554 Transport 2 31,075 Treasury and Civil Service — — Welsh Affairs — — Total 20 171,564 Total visits in 1983–84 Agriculture 4 6,496 Defence 12 10,623 Education, Science and Arts 1 1,407 Employment 6 23,295 Energy 1 30,576 Environment 5 19,567 Foreign Affairs 3 25,764 Home Affairs 1 36 Sub-Committee on Race Relations and Immigration 7 18,705 Scottish Affairs 7 16,687 Social Services 9 18,403 Trade and Industry 4 2,681 Transport 11 39,330 Treasury and Civil Service 1 193 Welsh Affairs 1 404 Total 73 214,167 In the present Session, 1984–85, a further seven visits within the United Kingdom have been made by six Committees at a cost to date of £2,022.