§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants in his Department are currently working on matters related to the Scott inquiry; if a dedicated unit has been established; and what is the estimated cost to date of civil servants dealing with matters relating to the Scott inquiry. [28863]
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThree civil servants in the FCO are working full time on matters related to the Scott inquiry. Other FCO officials are involved, but not on a full-time basis.
A dedicated unit was established in December 1992, and continues to exist.
600WThe estimated cost to date of the unit dealing full time with the Scott inquiry is £164,027. It is not possible to quantify a figure for the other officials.