§ Mr. Normantonasked 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. HurdThe 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:
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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.