§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has as to the proportion of civil servants at grade 3 and above in his Department who were educated in(a) private schools and (b) state schools.
§ Mrs. Chalker[holding answer 20 June 1988]: Approximately 70 per cent. of senior grade officers in the diplomatic service were educated at private schools and the remainder at state schools.