§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 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. John M. TaylorThe Lord Chancellor's Department incurs only minor expenditure overseas. The table shows the expenditure on premises and personnel for 1993–94 and the previous four years. Expenditure prior to 1993–94 relates solely to the Office of the Judge Advocate General in Germany. Since 1991–92 the bulk of expenditure on the Judge Advocate's premises there has been paid by the Ministry of Defence. For 1993–94 the personnel cost includes the secondment of one officer to the Government of Australia.
Cost of overseas premises and personnel Year (a) Premises £ (b) Personnel £ 1989–90 81,361 266,235 1990–91 76,178 244,143 1991–92 5,624 261,526 1992–93 2,457 273,769 1993–94 — 342,159