HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 cc3-4W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for each year since it was established up to the latest available date what has been(a) the total cost and (b) the cost to United Kingdom funds of the International Commission under General de Chastelain; and under what main headings the sums were paid. [102157]

Mr. Ingram

The Independent International Decommissioning Commission is jointly funded by the British and Irish Governments. The total costs associated with the Commission from September 1997 to December 1999 are as set out.

  1. (a) Total costs—1R£3,153,332.65
  2. (b) Total costs to United Kingdom government—£1,339,571.43
The costs are divided into three main headings.
IR£
Salaries/subsistence 1,009,310.09
Travel/accommodation 1,570,881.70
Other1 573,150.86
1 Other includes set up costs for the Commission offices as well as on-going running expenses.

It was not possible to give precise costs on an annual basis since the two Governments work to different annual accounting periods.