§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 24 July 1997,Official Report, column 704–05, what were the total costs of European Commission delegations to third countries for 1996. [18500]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonIn 1996, the total expenditure of Commission Delegations in third countries was 194,558,200 ecu (£132.8 million—November 1997 exchange rate).