§ Mr. Adleyasked the Lord Privy Seal how many staff are employed in his Department as messengers or general assistants in reception areas, and how this number has increased or decreased in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. HurdOn 1 October 1979 messengerial staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, numbered 368; there were 30 vacancies. The comparable figures for 1 October 1980 were 352 and eight.