HC Deb 29 June 1976 vol 914 cc101-2W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonweath Affairs whether he will indicate, for each of the persons of seniority of third secretary or higher at the United Kingdom embassy in Maputo, how many have either direct commercial experience outside the Diplomatic Service or previously served in the Ministry of Overseas Development for a period of a year or more.

Mr. Tomlinson

None. The ambassador has, however, considerable experience of commercial work within the Diplomatic Service from his service in missions at Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Warsaw and Jerusalem. Embassy staff dealing with aid matters are fully briefed by the Ministry of Overseas Development before they take up their appointments in Maputo.

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will list, for each Diplomatic Service grade, the number of staff at the United Kingdom embassy in Maputo, indicating also if appropriate, which are locally recruited staff.

Mr. Tomlinson

The staff of the British Embassy at Maputo are as follows:

United Kingdom Based Staff
Ambassador … 1
Second Secretary … 2
Third Secretary … 1
Accountant … 1
Personal Assistant … 1
Locally Engaged Staff
Commercial Officer … 1
Typists/Clerks/Translators … 4