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Mr. Welsh
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the average cost of operation for United Kingdom (a) embassies and (b) consulates worldwide for each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by FCO geographical department. [7270]
Mr. Hanley
This information could not be produced in the format requested without incurring disproportionate cost.Information on the FCO's overseas expenditure can be found in the FCO's departmental reports, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.