HC Deb 08 May 1989 vol 152 c307W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many full-time Foreign Office personnel are employed in the commercial department of British embassies in(a) the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, (b) China, (c) Japan, (d) France and (e) West Germany.

Mrs. Chalker

The total numbers of staff working in the commercial sections of our overseas posts (embassies and consulates general) by country are:

United Kingdom based Locally engaged
USSR 9 5
China 19 9
Japan 12 31
France 12 27
West Germany 18 54

This includes the heads of each post and other staff who have more than just commercial work responsibilities.