HC Deb 12 June 1984 vol 61 cc408-9W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the Official Report the five development divisions operating in different regions of the world; how many staff are employed in each centre; and what are the costs of operating each of the five divisions.

Mr. Raison

The information requested is as follows:

Division Home based staff Locally engaged staff Estimated running costs 1984–85 £
British Development Division in the Caribbean (located in Bridgetown, Barbados) 13 17 689,000
British Development Division in the Pacific (Suva, Fiji) 8 9 368,000
British Development Division in Southern Africa (Lilongwe, Malawi) 11 8 411,000
East Africa Development Division (Nairobi, Kenya) 12 13 400,000
South East Asia Development Division (Bangkok, Thailand) 11 4 661,000