§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff are employed by his Department; and what proportion of them are employed in each of the standard regions.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office (diplomatic wing and ODA) has 7,853 staff on its establishment. Of these, 5,109 are employed in the United Kingdom and 2,744 overseas.
The United Kingdom staff are divided between the south-east (including London) 4,582, and Scotland 527. Of the staff in the south-east, approximately 1,600 work outside inner London.