§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff, of all grades, are
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 United Kingdom-based staff: Cost (£ million) … … 17.1 18.6 19.4 21.9 26.6 Numbers … … 3,321 3,251 3,203 3,244 3,260 Locally-engaged staff: Cost (£ million) … … 10.9 11.8 13.0 15.9 19.0 Numbers … … 8,523 8,270 8,275 8,283 8,336 All members of the Diplomatic Service are required to be citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies. Exact details of the nationality of all locally-engaged staff are not kept centrally, but it is estimated that some 30 per cent. of the present numbers are British nationals, although not necessarily United Kingdom citizens. No figures are available for previous years.
§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by how many the number of civil servants in his Department, other than those concerned with overseas aid matters, and other categories of public sector officials, including any industrial civil servants, increased between 1970–71 and 1974–75.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe number of staff employed in my Department both at home and overseas, was 10,590 United Kingdom-based staff and 8,523 locally-engaged staff in 1970–71, and 10,255 United Kingdom-based staff and 8,336 locally-engaged staff in 1974–75. There was therefore no increase in staff between these two dates but a decrease of 335 United Kingdom-based staff and 187 locally-engaged staff.