§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will state the total costs incurred by his Department on foreign travel during the financial year 1987–88 indentified by(a) ministerial travel and (b) travel abroad by civil servants.
§ Mr. ButcherThe costs of travel and subsistence allowances incurred by the DTI on overseas visits during 1987–88 was:
£000 Ministers and staff in their private offices 148 Remainder of the Department 3,611 3,759 Certain of the costs are recoverable from the European Community and £299,000 was recovered during 1987–88.