Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what, for the latest available year, was the cost to his Department of expenditure on support of the royal family in respect of(a) the marshal of the diplomatic service and (b) overseas visits at the request of Government Departments.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave to him on 1 February,Official Report, column 31. The cost to the Foreign Office was £67,000 in 1991–92.
The cost to the Foreign Office of royal visits overseas at the request of Government Departments in 1991–92 was £620,000.