§ Mr. Chris Pattenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals were employed in total by his Department abroad on 1 July in each of the years 1975 to 1981.
§ Mr. Pattie:Records are not maintained in the form requested, but my best assessment of the number of foreign nationals employed at 1 July for the years in question is as follows:
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 42,700 37,100 34,800 32,700 30,600 28,800 28,000
§ Mr. Chris Pattenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals were employed in the dockyards in Gibraltar on 1 July in each of the years 1975 to 1981.
§ Mr. Blaker:The number for foreign nationals managed by the general manager, Gibraltar dockyard on 1 July in each of the years in question is:
Number 1 July 1975 341 1 July 1976 332 1 July 1977 304 1 July 1978 295 1 July 1979 292 1 July 1980 295 1 July 1981 294 There are in addition a number of foreign nationals employed by the principal supply and transport officer (Navy) in the Navy base. The total PSTO(N) figures are as follows:
Number 1 July 1975 85 1 July 1976 85 1 July 1977 105 1 July 1978 103 1 July 1979 101 1 July 1980 97 1 July 1981 98 Some of these employees are employed on duties in support of dockyard activities. Employment of foreign nationals in the remainder of the Naval base is very small—under 30.
§ Mr. Chris Pattenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many German civilians were employed by the British Army of the Rhine on 1 July in each of the years 1975 to 1981.
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§ Mr. Blaker:The numbers of German civilians employed by the British Army of the Rhine on 1 July in each of the years 1975–1981 are set out in the following table:
Strength at 1st July in Number 1975 22,365 1976 21,854 1977 21,510 1978 20,416 1979 20,014 1980 18,590 1981 18,058