§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people his Department employs on a(a) full time, (b) part time and (c) temporary basis in the UK Embassy in Japan; and how many have commercial and industrial responsibilities. [32978]
§ Mr. FatchettOur Embassy in Japan employs 38 UK-based and 126 locally engaged members of staff. A number of the locally engaged staff job share. As a result, there are the equivalent of 122 full-time positions. This figure includes 45 manual workers. The time equivalent of 14.85 UK-based and 37.25 locally engaged members of staff is devoted to commercial, industrial or investment work.