§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs into what divisions the western hemisphere is divided for the administrative purposes of his Department; which nations each division covers; how many home-based staff are allocated to each; and of what grades.
§ Mr. EggarThe western hemisphere is divided for administrative purposes within the diplomatic wing of the FCO among five departments under an assistant under secretary. The nations each department covers and the allocation of home based staff to each are:
813WAid wing activities are covered by two departments under one under secretary.
Department Nations covered Home based staff 1. Latin America Caribbean and Pacific Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago 14 comprising 11½ Administrative and Executive and two and a half clerical and Secretarial grades 2. South Atlantic and Gibraltar Falkland, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha Six and a half comprising five Administrative and Executive staff and one and a half clerical and secretarial grades