§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many persons are employed by his Department to accompany visitors from abroad; and if he will list(a) their names and (b) their salary scales. [46225]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe Conference and Visits Group of FCO Services draws from 46 fee-paid liaison officers who accompany official visitors and guests of Government.
Liaison Officers are remunerated on a daily basis in accordance with their duties for each visitor in accordance with good employer practice, and under Exemptions 8a and 12 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information it is not appropriate to release a list of such freelance employees into the public domain.