§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the amount of overtime payments for his office for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RentonThe amount of overtime payments made to employees of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (including the Passport Office which was transferred to the Home Office as from 1 April 1984) was as follows for the last six financial years.
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£ 1978–79 3,069,881 1979–80 3,571,659 1980–81 4,197,312 1981–82 4,774,067 1982–83 5,250,472 1983–84 5,151,837
§ Mr. Keyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff have been and are employed by his office on a short-term contract for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RentonThe numbers are:
Year Aid wing Diplomatic 1980 4,283 36 1981 3,602 28 1982 2,957 26 1983 2,605 27 1984 *2,256 27 * provisional