§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 July,Official Report, column 23W, what criteria are used when deciding whether to acquire a Rolls-Royce for HM missions overseas. [134980]
§ Mr. Hain[holding answer 26 October 2000]: At present the FCO has purchased Rolls-Royces for official use by Heads of Mission at three of our key Posts, Washington, Tokyo and New Delhi. We also lease Rolls-Royces at eight other Posts where this provides value for money.