HC Deb 18 March 1970 vol 798 c148W
Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the percentage of disabled staff in his Department is below 3 per cent.

Mr. Luard

The great majority of the staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have to be able to take on the obligation to serve anywhere in the world and must be able to satisfy the high medical standards required for this.