§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 9 November,Official Report, columns 603–5, what has been the cost to the exchequer of the chief executive of the Radiocommunications Agency's visits to Australia and New Zealand during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. LeighAs this is an operational matter for the agency, I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from M. J. Michell to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 26 November 1992:
The total cost of the visit I made earlier this year to Australia and New Zealand to discuss questions of spectrum management policy, accompanied by a colleague, was £6,550. As a net running costs agency, the Radiocommunications Agency's operating costs are met by its income. This is received from fees charged to users of radio transmission equipment and certain other sources.