Arms Control and Disarmament Experts (Hansard, 17 December 2002)

HC Deb 17 December 2002 vol 396 c755W 755W

§ Llew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Arabic-speaking arms control and disarmament experts he has(a) on his staff and (b) on secondment to his Department. [87562]

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien
There is one Arabic speaking official currently working in the arms control and disarmament field in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He is not a secondee.