§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of financing British diplomats and their staff and the upkeep of British embassies and consulates during the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. EggarDirect expenditure on the diplomatic service in 1984–85, the latest available year for which complete statistics are available, was £350 million. Of this £214.5 million was directly attributable to the costs of British embassies and consulates overseas.