HC Deb 12 June 1996 vol 279 c198W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent during the financial years 1994–95 and 1995–96 on sending civil servants accompanying Ministers from his Department on official duties abroad. [32410]

Mr. Hanley

Neither the Foreign Commonwealth Office diplomatic wing nor the Overseas Development Administration holds the information in the form requested, and it could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Diplomatic wing expenditure on overseas travel by Ministers and accompanying officials was £1,848,932 in 1994–95 and £1,496,109 in 1995–96.

ODA private office expenditure on travel and subsistence, including the Minister and civil servants working in the private office, was £131,993 in 1994–95 and £139,951 in 1995–96.