HC Deb 13 October 1969 vol 788 cc10-1W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give a list of people in his Department who, additionally to Sir Con O'Neill, have, during the past two years, resigned their appointment and been re-appointed to the same graded post at the same salary; what are the reasons in each case; and to what extent this practice affects advancement in the promotion of those who remain in the Department.

Mr. George Thomson

No officers have resigned their appointment in the Diplomatic Service and been reinstated on the same terms during the period in question.