§ 1. Mr. DUNNICOasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of overseas representatives of the News Department of the Foreign Office; how many are employed full time and how many on part time; where the representatives are stationed; and what is the annual cost of the overseas service of the News Department?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINThe News Department expenses abroad for the current financial year are included in subhead L of the Diplomatic and Consular Vote for 1920–7, in which details are given. The amount provided for 1926–7 was £17,550, but the total for the next financial year will re reduced by approximately £1,380. Whole time representatives are maintained at Paris, Berlin, Rome and New York. The post at Brussels has recently been abolished, except for an assistant who will in future be attached to the Embassy. Part-time officials are employed at Sofia, Buenos Aires and Tokio, the assistant at The Hague having now been dispensed with.