HC Deb 22 July 1975 vol 896 cc191-2W
Mr. George Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of staff recruited to his Department was educated at public schools.

Mr. Ennals

The information is not readily available. But the only criteria for eligibility in the competitions organised by the Civil Service Commission for entry to the Diplomatic Service are age, nation- ality and academic achievement; school background is irrelevant.