§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what assistance the British Embassy in Bangkok gave in arranging to charter a helicopter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer during his attendance at the ASEM conference in September 1997; and what the cost was of the charter; [68709]
(2) what assistance Diplomatic posts in South Africa gave in arranging a charter flight for the Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 1997 to Bangkok from (a) South Africa and (b) Madagascar; and what the cost was of the flight. [68708]
§ Mr. Gordon Brown[holding answer 1 February 1999]: I have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I am giving today to my hon. Friend the Member for Halton (Mr. Twigg), Official Report, column 31.