§ Mr. Wrayasked the Prime Minister how many Commonwealth countries' representatives attended the recent meeting in Vancouver.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Gentleman to the communiqué, copies of which have been placed in the Library of the House. Forty-five countries were represented at Vancouver, 37 at Head of Government. level.
§ Mr. Wrayasked the Prime Minister (1) what was the number of people who were members of the British delegation, including the supporting staff, during the Commonwealth meetings of Heads of Government held at London, Lusaka, Melbourne, New Delhi, Bahamas and Vancouver, respectively;
(2) what was the number of people serving the press and public relations requirements of the British delegations at the Commonwealth conferences at London, Lusaka, Melbourne, New Delhi, Bahamas and Vancouver respectively;
(3) if she will list the names of the persons serving the press and public relation requirements of Her Majesty's Government at the Commonwealth meeting in Vancouver;
(4) if she will list the members of the British delegation and all their supporting staff who attended the Vancouver meeting of the Commonwealth.
§ The Prime MinisterThe numbers of the official delegation, including press officials, together with those of the accompanying support staff during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings concerned were as follows:
Official delegation Support staff London 1977 22 17 Lusaka 1979 14 40 Melbourne 1981 15 42 New Delhi 1983 16 29 The Bahamas 1985 13 36 Vancouver 1987 15 38 The figures for support staff include security personnel and other technical staff. They take account of the fact that some meetings were held in venues other than capitals or where our residential diplomatic mission was small. They do not include personal protection officers. It would not be appropriate to list the names and responsibilities of individual members of the delegations.