§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the responsibilities of each of the deputy secretaries in his Department and the numbers and ranks of staff reporting to each.
§ Mr. EggarThe information is as follows:
DIPLOMATIC WING:
Deputy under-secretary:
Relations with all countries in Europe; European Community (political co-operation); labour matters and co-ordination of planning: two assistant under-secretaries and 69 other staff.Deputy under-secretary
Trade and economic relations; United Nations; energy, science, space, maritime, aviation and environment matters: two assistant under-secretaries and 142 other staff.Deputy under-secretary
Personnel, finance, communications, office services, overseas estate, protocol, news and information matters; cultural relations; consular, migration and nationality questions; relations with Parliament: five assistant under-secretaries and 2,574 other staff.Deputy under-secretary:
Relations with all countries in the Americas, the Caribbean, Australasia and Asia: two assistant under-secretaries and 148 other staff.Deputy under-secretary:
Relations with all countries in Africa and the near and middle east; Commonwealth co-ordination: two assistant under-secretaries and 107 other staff.Deputy under-secretary:
Relations with the Republic of Ireland; arms control, disarmament and defence matters; service advisers and attaches; security co-ordination: two assistant under-secretaries and 109 other staff.AID WING
Deputy secretary
Bilateral, multilateral and functional aid; overseas manpower services; overseas service pensions: five under-secretaries and 880 other staff.