§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Prime Minister, pursuant to her answer of 20 January, Official Report, c. 175–6, what were the principal duties within the diplomatic service to which the civil servants from Departments other than the Home Office and the Department of Employment have been loaned since May 1979.
§ The Prime MinisterThe following table gives a breakdown of the types of work in which the 116 civil servants in question have been engaged within the diplomatic service since May 1979:
Numbers loaned to the diplomatic service Export Promotion 18 Defence Policy 16 Aid Administration 13 Inward Investment 12 Agriculture and Fisheries 10 Economic and Financial Policy 9 Science and Technology 8 Defence Procurement and Sales 7 Civil Aviation and Shipping 5 Medical 4 Industrial Policy 3 Trade Policy 3 Information 3 Social Affairs 2 Transport 1 Environment 1 Energy 1 TOTAL 116