§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officers of the Overseas Development Administration were serving overseas on 31st December 1971 and at the latest date; and what were their ranks, functions and locations.
§ Mr. WoodOn 31st December 1971 there were 132 staff of my Department serving abroad in 41 different countries. On 31st March 1973 there were 167 staff in 45 countries. The following were the main categories:
280W
31st December 1971 31st March 1973 Staff in Diplomatic Missions, Development Division, etc.: Assistant secretaries 5 8 Principals 8 8 Other administration staff 15 26 Advisory staff at SPSO level and below 13 23 Staff of Scientific and Technical Units: Land survey grades 49 46 Scientific grades 37 50 Other Staff on secondment to Overseas Governments: Economists 2 1 Statisticians 3 5 If the hon. Member has any particular points in mind, not covered by these summary figures, I will try to provide the information.