§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many members of the senior branch of the Civil Service currently employed in his Department hold first-class university honours degrees and no honours degree of any kind, respectively.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how many members of the senior branch of the Civil Service currently employed in his Department hold first-class university honours degrees and no honours degree of any kind, respectively.
§ Mr. Mulley:I have been asked to reply.
There are approximately 1,100 members of the administrative branch of the Diplomatic Service. Of these, about 100 hold no university Honours Degrees. It is estimated that about a quarter of the remainder have first-class Honours Degrees. I regret that precise information is not readily available.