Mr. CorbinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the approximate cost of holiday visit passages paid in respect of(a) children of
428WOverseas Development Administration personnel and (b) children of technical co-operation officers in receipt of education allowances for the latest available year.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe latest year for which figures are available is 1988–89. In that year, the cost of holiday visit passages for children of staff of the Overseas Development Administration was £22,900. For children of all personnel financed from technical co-operation funds, including technical co-operation officers and supplementees, the cost was £1,089,218.