§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was his Department's budget in cash terms and at 1998–99 prices for the years(a) 1992–93 to 1998–99 and (b) his estimate for 1999–2000 to 2001–02. [77335]
§ Mr. Fatchett[holding answer 22 March 1999]: For the years 1993–94 onwards, I refer the hon. Member to the 1999 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental Report, pages 4 and 5. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House. The figures for 1992–93, adjusted according to the same deflators as the figures in the Departmental Report, are:
Total FOC budget (£m) Cash terms Real terms (1998–99 prices) 1992–93 1,242 1,441