§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the names and qualifications of the five United Kingdom personnel appointed to the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division; the places from which they will operate, and the dates they will he present in the country.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey):There are no British citizens at present appointed to the permanent staff of the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division in New York. We understand one British citizen is employed there temporarily. The Electoral Assistance Division has also employed a British citizen as a consultant to monitor the elections in Sierra Leone on 26th February.