§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give the number of home civil servants who are stationed abroad for purposes unconnected with overseas representation, together with the total salary cost of these civil servants, and a breakdown by
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Country Department Staff Cost £ West Germany … … Ministry of Defence … … 2,013 6,899,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 278 863,000 Ministry of Technology … … 3 11,700 7,773,700 Singapore … … Ministry of Defence … … 1,158 4,126,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 82 364,000 Board of Trade … … 7 28,000 Ministry of Technology … … 2 9,500 4,527,500 Cyprus … … Ministry of Defence … … 452 1,566,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 195 612,000 Ministry of Technology … … 3 11,700 Board of Trade … … 3 9,000 Ministry of Transport … … 2 6,000 2,204,700 Malta … … Ministry of Defence … … 405 1,264,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 44 143,000 1,407,000 Gibraltar … … Ministry of Defence … … 270 673,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 82 198,000 871,000 Persian Gulf … … Ministry of Defence … … 127 402,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 151 465,500 Board of Trade … … 3 21,000 888,500 Hong Kong … … Ministry of Defence … … 155 536,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 3 10,000 546,000 North Africa … … Ministry of Defence … … 53 153,000 Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 67 159,000 312,000 India … … Ministry of Public Building and Works … … 27 94,000 Home Office … … 14 50,000 Ministry of Defence … … 1 4,000 148,000 Australia … … Ministry of Technology … … 28 110,000 Board of Trade … … 1 2,000 Ministry of Defence … … 1 4,000 116,000 country for the 10 countries in which the cost is highest, indicating in each case the Government Department for which the civil servants are working.
§ Mrs. HartThe number of home civil servants referred to is 6,347 and the total cost of salary, including an estimated amount for F.S.A., is £21,057,300.
The 10 highest cost countries are shown below: