§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the total costs of European Union legations in(a) European Union countries, on a country by country basis, and (b) non-European Union countries for 1996. [10014]
§ Mr. Doug Henderson[holding answer 22 July 1997]: There are no EU delegations. The Commission has representations in EU member states and delegations in third countries.
703WThere is no figure readily available showing the running costs of Commission representations separately from those of the Commission's main offices. But as an indication, running costs for the four Commission representation offices in the UK in 1996 were around £1.3 million.
The budget for the running costs of Commission delegations in 1996 was £152 million.