§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of his executive agencies for the last financial year in respect of overseas travel by staff of the agency(a) the cost, (b) the countries visited and (c) the posts held by the staff involved. [2363]
§ Mr. HowardThe available information is as follows
In the cases of the Prison Service and the Forensic Science Service, some of the overseas visits listed were funded by bodies other than these agencies, and for these visits, costs are not available:
- Prison Service
- cost: £62,106
Countries visited: Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Denmark, Poland, Holland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, USA, Israel, Sweden, Russia, Romania, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, Cambodia.Posts: Senior staff from Prison Service Headquarters, Area Managers, Governors and Prison Officers.892W
- United Kingdom Passport Agency
- cost: £6,295
- Countries visited: Canada, Zimbabwe, Australia.
- Posts: Chief Executive, Director of Systems and Director of Operations.
- Fire Service College
- cost: £98,432
Countries visited: Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Norway, West Indies, Abu Dhabi, France, Oman, Spain, USA, Hong Kong, China, Hungary, South Africa, Mauritius, India, Brunei, Malaysia, Austria, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Taiwan, Macau.Posts: Chief Executive, Commandant, Dean, Sales and Marketing Director, International Sales and Marketing Manager, International Marketing Sales Executive, Teaching staff (Civil Service), Teaching staff (Fir Brigade seconded).
- Forensic Science Service
- Costs: £25,397
Countries visited: Sweden, USA, Germany, France, Portugal, Italy, Taiwan, India, Eire, Spain, Holland, South Africa, Singapore.Posts: Chief Executive, Director of Operations, Director of Service Development, Drug Intelligence Unit, Research Scientists, caseworkers and team leaders.