HL Deb 12 January 1998 vol 584 cc141-2WA
Lord Bruce of Donington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

In respect of each member state of the European Union what is the number of their respective nationals working at A grade in each directorate of the European Commission.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

It is for the European Commission to provide information about the staff it employs and the way in which it assigns them. The European Commission does not normally supply information about staffing levels. However, some recent figures have been made available relating to administrative (A grade) officials. These set out the position as at 5 May 1996 (below). The most senior category is Al, the most junior A8.

Al A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Total
Belgium 4 9 24 108 150 92 97 8 492
Germany 7 21 73 154 107 54 142 20 578
Denmark 1 7 15 39 25 10 38 3 138
Spain 5 16 38 90 III 61 141 24 486
France 8 21 68 196 140 80 162 31 706
United Kingdom 7 20 66 122 119 46 112 20 512
Greece 2 7 18 41 88 35 49 4 244
Italy 7 20 57 157 92 42 179 36 590
Ireland 2 6 16 34 29 22 34 2 145
Luxembourg 1 3 6 12 8 5 2 1 38
Netherlands 3 10 24 45 60 29 61 10 242
Portugal 2 8 12 25 39 51 43 4 184
Austria 2 3 4 0 2 0 39 9 59
Finland 1 2 4 4 3 0 25 9 48
Sweden 2 5 5 2 3 0 46 9 72