§ Sir Brian MawhinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the official visits made by executive and non-executive members of the Northern Ireland Police Authority outside Northern Ireland in the past three years, indicating in each case(a) who authorised the visit, (b) the cost of the visit to public funds and (c) if non-members' costs were borne by the taxpayer. [103566]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 20 December 1999]: During the three years referred to in the question, the number of executive members of the Police Authority have averaged around 3,300, many of whom will have subsequently retired, resigned or been transferred to other Government Departments. Information on official visits made by executive members outside Northern Ireland is not readily available and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.
Official visits made by non-executive members of the Police Authority in the past three years are summarised in the table. All visits were authorised by the Police Authority and the associated costs met from public funds.
Location Number of individual visits Total cost (£) England 44 15,647 Scotland 1 540 Republic of Ireland 1 116 Europe 3 4,298 USA 5 20,994 Canada 2 6,300 Australia 2 6,835