the Mauritian Embassies and High Commissions abroad, he will, in each case, provide a list of the vehicles p…
(No. B/461) Mr L. Caserne (Third Member for Port Louis North & Montagne Longue) asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade whether, in regard to the Mauritian Embassies and High Commissions abroad, he will, in each case, provide a list of the vehicles purchased over the period 2015 to 2024, indicating the – (a) mission concerned therewith; (b) cost thereof, and (c) purpose therefor.
Reply: The Ministry is supported by 19 Diplomatic Missions overseas under the stewardship of an Ambassador/High Commissioner and two Consulates. The Ambassador/High Commissioner, either a career officer or political appointee on contract, is the Head of Mission and is responsible for engaging with the relevant authorities in the country of accreditation and the smooth running of the Mission. As per the contract of Ambassadors, they are eligible for an official car put at their disposal in the country of posting. As regards information pertaining to parts (a) and (b) respectively, the list of missions concerned and the costs involved is being placed in the Library of the National Assembly. With regard to part (c) of the question, I wish to inform the House that our Missions avail of two categories of vehicles, namely –
164 (i) Representational Car which is mainly used by Ambassadors/High Commissioners and Permanent Representative for attending functions/ meetings as well as personal use, and (ii) Service Car which is being used for the daily activities of the mission such as dispatch of correspondences, conveyance of staff to attend meetings/functions.