§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff have been transferred from DG VIII in the European Community to work on PHARE, or other forms of European Community assistance to eastern Europe; and how many of these have been replaced.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesA total of three members of DG VIII in the Commission applied for transfer to work on the Community's assistance programme for eastern Europe. All three positions vacated in DG VIII have been re-filled.