§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy, what is the number of civil servants in his Department whose main task is work related wholly or mainly to the European Economic Community; and what is the gross annual cost of travel and accommodation to and from Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg in connection with this work.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThere are 12 civil servants engaged wholly or mainly on EEC work and the cost of travel and subsistence for 1988 was about £6,000, most of which is reimbursed by the Commission.