HC Deb 05 June 1984 vol 61 cc138-9W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the number of applications for special entry vouchers in the current year and each of the last five years from each country from which applications were received.

Mr. Whitney

The information is as follows:

There were 45 diplomatic staff at Moscow and 49 at Paris on 31 March 1983. The staff by Departments are as follows:

Moscow Paris
Her Majesty's Ambassador 1 1
Chancery 12 11
Economic/Commercial 6 13
Military Attaches 8 5
Cultural/Information 3 4
Consular 2 6
Administration 13 9
Totals 45 49

Additionally there were 29 administrative and technical support staff at Moscow and 62 at Paris.

Locally engaged staff figures for Moscow were 47 and at Paris 109.