§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the purpose of each Overseas Development Administration-funded project or post in the British Virgin Islands in each of the past five years; and what was the cost to the Overseas Development Administration of each project or post.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydA list of project funded by the ODA in British Virgin Islands, BVI, over the period 1988–89 to 1992–93 has been placed in the Library of the House.
The project cost figures include the cost of posts where these are also funded. The present average annual cost of an ODA-funded post in BVI, salary and allowances' is £70,000.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list(a) the professional discipline, (b) the duties and responsibilities and (c) the cost to the Overseas Development Administration, including the cost of offices and support staff, of each of the technical co-operation officers funded by his Department to work in the British Virgin Islands; and if he will place a copy of the job description and a letter of appointment of each of those officers in the Library.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere are nine technical co-operation officers serving in the British Virgin Islands—BVI. Their disciplines cover financial services and taxation—three posts—engineering—two posts—police—two posts—Customs and Excise—one post—and computer development—one post.
The cost of offices and support staff are met by the BVI Government. The cost to the Overseas Development Administrtion of each officer depends on individual personal circumstances, but the average cost including accommodation and air fares is approximately £70,000 per annum.
We are unable to make publicly available the individual letters of appointment for each officer, but a note containing the terms of reference for each post has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.