§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff his Department currently employs; what are the total personnel costs; and what were the staffing levels and personnel costs in 1970.
§ Mr. Goodlad[holding answer 14 July 1992]: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office expects to employ an average of 10,085.5 staff in 1992–93 at an estimated total personnel cost of £369.877 million. In 1970–71, 12,421 staff were employed; a comparable figure for total personnel costs for that year is not available. Actual salary costs for 1970–71 were £52.592 million and £186.6 million in 1992–93.