§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the expenditure on all overseas premises for each year since 1979, broken down to show(a) expenditure on the construction or purchase of new premises, (b) expenditure on the refitting or upgrading of premises, (c) expenditure on the maintenance of existing buildings; and whether he will give details of the (1) location, (2) cost and (3) purpose of, any new premises opened abroad in each of the last five years, and those presently planned for the next five years.
§ Mr. GoodladThe information requested is not immediately available. I shall write to the hon. Member with as comprehensive a reply as possible, bearing in mind that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office only became responsible for the overseas estate in 1983, as soon as it has been obtained.