Written question asked by Lord Coe (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 May 1996. It was answered by Jeremy Hanley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 May 1996 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: What arrangements have been made in respect of new expenditure under the Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996. - Includes figure.

Answer: Mr. Coe: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what arrangements have been made in respect of new expenditure under the Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996.[28911] Mr. Hanley: The Hong Kong (Overseas Public Servants) Act 1996, which received Royal Assent in February, provides for a compensation and pension package involving compensation and resettlement payments to Hong Kong overseas civil service officers. Parliamentary approval of this new expenditure is being sought in the 1996-97 main estimate for ODA's overseas superannuation vote, class II, vote 6. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £3 million is being met by a repayable advance from the contingency fund.

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