§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the types of schools attended by serving staff of the Diplomatic Service in the adminstrative group.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe have no collective records of schools attended by serving Diplomatic Service staff in the equivalent of the administration group. Recruitment records for the last three years show that around 73 per cent. of those successful in recruitment competitions attended maintained schools, with the remainder coming from the independent schools.