§ Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total number employed, at home and overseas, in 1938–39 in the Foreign and Diplomatic Services, the Consular Services, and the Dominions and Colonial Offices.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsThe total number, as shown in the published Civil Estimates for 1938–39, was 2,856 distributed as follows:
Foreign and Diplomatic Services— Home 1,175 Overseas 474 Consular Services— Home 183 Overseas 380 Dominions and Colonial Offices— Home 539 Overseas 105 Total 2,856 This total excludes the staff of the India and Burma Offices (541 in 1938–39) and of the Indian Civil and Political Services (760 in 1938–39).