§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many official visits abroad he has made during his tenure of office; how many officials on average accompanied him on each trip; and what was the total cost.
§ Mr. Eggar[pursuant to his reply, 5 July 1989, c. 171]: The reply omitted support staff (communications, 393W secretarial and security) who accompany my right hon. and learned Friend on his official visits overseas. The average number of officials accompanying the Foreign Secretary, including support staff, has been nine.