Written question asked by Peter Bradley (Labour) on Monday, 19 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 March 2001. It was answered by John Battle (Labour) on Thursday, 29 March 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what has been the saving to the British High Commission in Belize from its use of call-back services; what has been the cost of its dispute with Belize Telecoms; if this cost is recoverable from the company; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figure and ref to 361 c662W, 361 c664W.

Answer: Mr. Peter Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the saving to the British High Commission in Belize from its use of call-back services; what has been the cost of its dispute with Belize Telecoms; if this cost is recoverable from the company; and if he will make a statement. [155060] Mr. Battle: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to his question on 25 January 2001, Official Report, column 662W, on the savings issue. We do not hold details of the number of man-hours used to deal with this matter. To date no other costs have been incurred. We estimate that the cost of the loss of call-back services to the High Commission would be in the region of £10,000 per year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 155060; 365 c747W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Cost effectiveness Costs Diplomatic service Telephone services Belize Belize Telecommunications
Contains statistics: Yes
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