HC Deb 01 May 1981 vol 3 cc466-7W
Mr. Normanton

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will take steps to ascertain the number of staff employed by each of the member States of the European Community in their embassies in the other nine member States.

Mr. Hurd

The total number of staff employed at British embassies in European Community countries other than staff funded by the Property Services Agency and the Ministry of Defence, is as follows:

UK-based Locally-engaged
Belgium 25 36
Denmark 19 50
France 91 134
Federal Republic of Germany 73 104
Greece 20 56
Ireland 22 32
Italy 39 65
Luxembourg 7 4
Netherlands 27 27

The total number of staff, excluding locally-engaged, employed in Community missions in London is:

Belgium 44
Denmark 37
France 228
Federal Republic of Germany 138
Greece 49
Ireland 61
Italy 93
Luxembourg 2
Netherlands 78

Similar information on staff of the other nine member States in other Community countries is not available, and it would involve a disproportionate cost to obtain it.

*Staff Total Running
UK-Based Locally-Engaged Costs 1979–80
UKDEL NATO Brussels 38 2 £1,210,483
UKDEL OECD Paris 8 5 £389,737
* excluding those funded by PSA and MOD.