§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions since 1 May 1997(a) departmental and (b) non-departmental special advisers have travelled abroad in an official capacity; 1278W and if he will list the total cost, including (i) travel, (ii) accommodation and (iii) subsistence allowance, for each occasion. [37982]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyInformation is available only for the period since the Wales Office was established on 1 July 1999.
Departmental special advisers have accompanied Ministers on visits abroad on seven occasions. It is not practicable separately to identify the costs of these visits, but all journeys were judged to comply with the Civil Service code.