§ 74. Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, what progress has been made in reducing the cost across the exchanges of British representation services overseas since the Prime Minister's statement of 20th July 1966.
§ Mr. MulleyDespite unavoidable new commitments overseas, good progress has been made since my right hon. Friend's statement. Over the last two years the number of home-based staff deployed abroad has been reduced from 3,488 to 3,329, a saving of over 4 per cent.