§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the total expenditure on the diplomatic service for the years 1992–93 and 1993–94; if he will express this as a percentage of total spending on defence, diplomacy and aid; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoodladTotal expenditure on the diplomatic service in 1992–93 was £714.6 million or 3 per cent. of total spending on defence, diplomacy and aid. In 1993–94, it was £774.5 million or 3 per cent. of total spending on defence, diplomacy and aid.