§ Miss Harvie Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many posts there are in the Diplomatic Service in grade 1 or drawing a higher salary than a grade 1 post apart from allowances; how many posts there are at a level intermediate between grade 1 and grade 2; and how many of these are based at home and how many overseas.
§ Mr. LuardThere are at present 15 posts in the Diplomatic Service in grade 1. Two of these are based in London, 13 overseas.
There is one post with a salary level intermediate between grade 1 and grade 2. This is home based.