§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cost for the current financial year to his Department of 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. Lang[holding answer 27 October 1993]: My Department has no premises overseas. The cost to my Department of having personnel overseas is expected to be around £317,000 in the current financial year and was £230,000 in 1992–93. Details are not available for previous years.