HC Deb 18 April 1989 vol 151 c97W
Mr. Harry Greenway

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Rathbone

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Baldry

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Stern

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Pike

To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 18 April.

Mr. Wakeham

I have been asked to reply.

This morning my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister addressed the conference on security and co-operation in Europe forum at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre. This afternoon my right hon. Friend will attend the 150th anniversary of independence celebrations in Luxembourg.

Grade Number Percentage
HCS DS Aid Wing (at 1 April 1989) Diplomatic Wing (at 31 December 1988) Aid Wing Diplomatic Wing (at 1 April 1989) Aid Wing Diplomatic Wing at 31 December 1988)
Per cent. Per cent.
1–3 Senior grade 0 4 0 2.6
4 No DS equivalent 0 — 0 —
5 DS4 4 10 10 3.5
6 No DS equivalent 3 — 4.6 —
7 DS5 19 35 11 9.8
All grades DS1 mainstream 663 759 43.8 24.3
1 Information concerning all Home Civil Service equivalent grades in the FCO at 31 December 1988 is not yet available.

There are no members of ethnic minority groups at DS5 and above in the diplomatic wing. The total number of