§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what shrinkage has taken place of posts in Her Majesty's diplomatic service in Latin America in the last 12 months; and if he will pubish a table of numbers of United Kingdom-based diplomatic, aid and trade staff in each Latin American country for the most recent available date.
§ Mr. GoodladThere has been no reduction in the number of British missions in Latin America in the last 12 months. The number of United Kingdom-based staff was reduced from 162 to 150 in the 12 months up to June 1993.
The table shows the number of diplomatic service staff in each post in June 1993, together with the man years dedicated to aid and trade.
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Country Post United Kingdom-based staff 1993 Trade 1993 Aid 1993 Argentina Buenos Aires 16 2.00 0.05 Belize Belmopan 6 0.40 1.15 Bolivia La Paz 4 0.20 0.00 Brazil Brasilia 17 0.70 0.05 Rio de Janeiro 5 1.25 0.00 Sao Paulo 4 2.00 0.00 Chile Santiago 14 2.00 0.15 Colombia Bogota 10 1.45 0.20 Costa Rica San Jose 4 1.10 0.80 Cuba Havana 10 0.35 0.05 Ecuador Quito 5 0.65 0.50 El Salvador San Salvador 2 0.05 0.05 Guatemala Guatemala City 6 0.20 0.25 Honduras Tegucigalpa 2 0.15 0.35 Mexico Mexico City 17 2.30 0.40 Nicaragua Managua 2 0.25 0.55 Panama Panama City 2 0.35 0.00 Paraguay Asuncion 2 0.45 0.05 Peru Lima 6 0.45 0.30 Uruguay Montevideo 4 0.30 0.25 Venezuela Caracas 12 2.00 0.00 Overall Totals 150 18.60 5.15