§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost for the current financial year of his Department's having(a) premises and (b) personnel overseas; and what were the comparable figures for (i) 12, (ii) 24, (iii) 36 and (iv) 48 months ago.
§ Sir John CopeThere is no cost to the Treasury for premises overseas. The cost of locally engaged staff overseas in the current financial year is estimated at £80,000. The cost in 1992–93 was £48,520, in 1991–92 £73,253, in 1990–91 £73,974, and in 1989–90 the cost was £61,694.