§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many special advisers to his Department attended conferences(a) in the UK and (b) abroad in the year to 29 February; and what the cost was of attending these conferences, broken down by (i) travel costs, (ii) food and drink, (iii) accommodation and (iv) miscellaneous costs. [160798]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 17 March 2004]: The two special advisers have attended the following conferences: