§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the annual running costs of UK embassies in(a) the European Union and (b) the USA relate to (1) diplomacy, (2) business, (3) visas and (4) other activities, in the last year for which figures are available. [104086]
§ Mr. HainIn 1997–98 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's running costs were split between (1) diplomacy, (2) commercial work, (3) visas and (4) other activities in the following way:
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Percentage Diplomacy Commercial work Visas Other activities European Union Vienna 29 12 5 54 Brussels 39 28 3 31 Copenhagen 30 27 8 36 In subsequent years breakdown of embassy activity is by FCO Objectives, in line with Resource Accounting and Budgeting.
Percentage Diplomacy Commercial work Visas Other activities Dublin 32 17 3 48 Helsinki 31 28 1 40 Paris 20 16 5 59 Bonn 26 2 0.06 72 Athens 18 17 3 62 Rome 20 9 3 68 Luxembourg 38 12 2 49 The Hague 30 22 0 47 Lisbon 21 27 5 48 Madrid 22 16 2 60 Stockholm 36 24 6 34 USA Washington DC 63 5 1 31