§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the number of staff employed by his Department in 1934 and 1964.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerIn 1934, 1,595 staff were employed by the Foreign Office in this country and abroad. Now the figure is 7,784.
Both totals exclude locally-engaged staff abroad. The 1934 figure included the staff of the Commercial Diplomatic Service of the Department of Overseas Trade.