§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the holiday entitlement of the British ambassador to United States of America; how much of this entitlement he has had to date; and to what extent the period he is now using in his entry for the Observer yacht race around Great Britain will be included in this holiday allocation.
§ Mr. TomlinsonHer Majesty's Ambassador, Washington, like all senior officers of the Diplomatic Service, has a basic entitlement of six weeks' leave per annum, on a cumulative basis, and two weeks' local leave, which can be taken outside18W the country but must be taken within the calendar year or forfeited. Ambassadors may anticipate their leave entitlement to the end of any given calendar year. What ambassadors do in their holidays is their own affair.