HC Deb 26 February 1992 vol 204 c531W
36. Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cost to his Department of(a) arranging for officials to be in attendance at the Scottish Grand Committee in Edinburgh on 24 February and (b) arranging for officials to be in attendance for Scottish Question Time in Westminster today, 26 February.

Mr. Lang

As Scottish Office officials in attendance at Scottish Grand Committee meetings in Edinburgh are deployed from other duties, my Department does not bear any significant extra costs in respect of their attendance. Officials attending Scottish Question Time do so in pursuit of their duties and, therefore, as a rule, extra costs are not involved.