§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the cost for the current financial year of his Department having(a) premises and (b) personnel overseas; and what were the comparable figures for (a) 12, (b) 24, (c) 36 and (d) 48 months ago.
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is not readily available in respect of personnel overseas before 1991–92 due to changes in the Department's accounting arrangements. The latest available figures are as follows:
Costs arising from premises overseas Year £ 1989–90 75,000 1990–91 73,000 1991–92 79,000 1992–93 84,000 1993–94 outtum to September 1993 47,000
Costs arising from personnel overseas Year £ 1991–92 421,700 1992–93 463,700 1993–94 outtum to September 1993 256,000 In addition, some Department of Transport staff are on loan to the FCO to serve overseas, but the costs are borne by the FCO: others are seconded to overseas Governments, but the costs are covered by those Governments.