asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what public funds have been spent on the Dace case; and to whom they were paid.

Special expenditure amounting to some £120 has been incurred in connection with this case. The main items are the travel and subsistence expenses of witnesses at the trial, the collection of evidence including certain testimony taken on affidavit in the United States of America and the cost of special journeys made by officials in connection with the case.