§
Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the staffing levels and staff gradings for each British high commission and embassy in Africa in 1983; and what they are in the current year.
§
Mr. Goodlad
A comparison of staffing levels and staff gradings at FCO missions in Africa between 1983 and 1993 is given in the tables.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office staffing levels in Africa 1983 to 1993 |
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
ALGERIA |
Algiers |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
3 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
Locally engaged |
24.25 |
35.25 |
33.50 |
47.5 |
564W
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
ANGOLA |
Luanda |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
12.50 |
19.50 |
12.00 |
23.0 |
BOTSWANA |
Garborone |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
20.00 |
28.00 |
17.50 |
24.5 |
CAMEROON |
Douala |
DS 6 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
6.50 |
9.50 |
2.50 |
3.5 |
Yaounde |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
— |
|
S2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
13.50 |
21.50 |
20.00 |
24.0 |
EGYPT |
Alexandria |
DS 5 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
14.00 |
16.00 |
13.50 |
14.50 |
Cairo |
DS 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
DS 6 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
CSO |
— |
|
1 |
|
HPTO |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 8T |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
7 |
|
8 |
|
DS 9C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9T |
— |
|
1 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
SO |
5 |
|
4 |
|
DS 10 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
Locally engaged |
103.45 |
132.45 |
118.50 |
155.50 |
ETHIOPIA |
Addis Ababa |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
5 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
— |
|
2 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
75.50 |
87.50 |
74.10 |
84.10 |
565W
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
GAMBIA |
Banjul |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
— |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
27.00 |
32.00 |
35.50 |
40.50 |
GHANA |
Accra |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
5 |
|
3 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
4 |
|
— |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
Locally engaged |
56.00 |
70.00 |
90.50 |
103.50 |
IVORY COAST |
Abidjan |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
14.00 |
21.00 |
13.50 |
20.50 |
KENYA |
Nairobi |
DS 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 5 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
DS 6 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
4 |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 8T |
2 |
|
— |
|
DS 9C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
5 |
|
3 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
4 |
|
Locally engaged |
77.50 |
101.50 |
68.50 |
94.50 |
LESOTHO |
Maseru |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
18.00 |
23.00 |
15.50 |
21.50 |
LIBYA |
Tripoli |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 5 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
3 |
|
— |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
4 |
|
— |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
— |
|
SO |
2 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
37.00 |
54.00 |
13.00 |
15.00 |
MADAGASCAR |
Antananarivo |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
— |
|
566W
Country, Post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
DS 7M |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
10.50 |
12.50 |
13.55 |
15.55 |
MALAWI |
Lilongwe |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
4 |
|
2 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 8T |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
SO |
1 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
26.00 |
39.00 |
58.25 |
69.25 |
MAURITIUS |
Port Louis |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
— |
|
S 2A |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
23.00 |
30.00 |
22.75 |
28.75 |
MOROCCO |
Casablanca |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
— |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
11.00 |
13.00 |
14.60 |
18³60 |
Rabat |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
21.50 |
29.50 |
17.00 |
24.00 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
Maputo |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7D8 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
20.00 |
27.00 |
24.00 |
35.00 |
NAMIBIA |
Windhoek |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Ds 9 |
— |
|
1 |
|
Ds 10 |
— |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
0.00 |
2.00 |
5.00 |
11.00 |
NIGERIA |
Abuja |
DS 2 |
— |
|
0 |
|
DS 4 |
— |
|
0 |
|
DS 5 |
— |
|
0 |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
— |
|
0 |
|
Ds 7D8 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
— |
|
0 |
|
S 1 |
— |
|
0 |
|
Ds 10 |
— |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
0.00 |
0.00 |
59.00 |
64.00 |
567W
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
Ibadan |
Locally engaged |
5.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
Kaduna |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
— |
|
S 2 |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
19.00 |
26.00 |
20.00 |
24.00 |
Logas |
Ds 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 4 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
DS 5 |
4 |
|
3 |
|
DS 6 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
4 |
|
3 |
|
DS 7D8 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 8T |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9T |
1 |
|
— |
|
Ds 9 |
11 |
|
5 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
3 |
|
3 |
|
S 2 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
S 2A |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
123. |
161.10 |
194.00 |
219.00 |
SENEGAL |
Dakar |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 4 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
24.00 |
32.00 |
25.75 |
31.75 |
SEYCHELLES |
Victoria |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
— |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
15.50 |
20.50 |
14.50 |
17.50 |
SIERRA LEONE |
Freetown |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 4 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
0 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
41.00 |
49.00 |
27.00 |
31.00 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
Cape Town |
DS 5 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
3 |
|
3 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
22.00 |
27.00 |
17.00 |
21.00 |
Durban |
DS 6 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
11.00 |
12.00 |
6.60 |
8.60 |
568W
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
Johannesburg |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 4 |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 5 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
4 |
|
2 |
|
DS 7D8 |
— |
|
2 |
|
Ds 9 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
S 2 |
— |
|
3 |
|
Locally engaged |
50.25 |
60.25 |
49.00 |
62.00 |
Pretoria |
DS 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 5 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 7T |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 8T |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9C |
2 |
|
— |
|
DS 9T |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
S 2 |
3 |
|
4 |
|
Locally engaged |
34.10 |
54.10 |
30.00 |
113.00 |
SUDAN |
Khartoum |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 5 |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
3 |
|
— |
|
DS 7M |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
5 |
|
2 |
|
SO |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
39.50 |
56.50 |
39.20 |
48.20 |
SWAZILAND |
Mbabane |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
— |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
17.00 |
23.00 |
13.70 |
18.70 |
TANZANIA |
Dar Es Salaam |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
4 |
|
3 |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
40.50 |
54.50 |
38.00 |
50.00 |
TUNISIA |
Tunis |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
SO |
— |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
25.00 |
31.00 |
29.65 |
39.65 |
569W
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
UGANDA |
Kampala |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 6 |
— |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
SO |
1 |
|
— |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
Locally engaged |
32.00 |
41.00 |
51.10 |
63.10 |
ZAIRE |
Kinshasa |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
1 |
|
DS 9 |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
19.00 |
26.00 |
33.00 |
36.00 |
ZAMBIA |
Lusaka |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 5 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 6 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 7M |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
4 |
|
3 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
S 2A |
— |
|
1 |
|
Locally engaged |
35.00 |
51.00 |
38.00 |
53.00 |
ZIMBABWE |
Harare |
DS 3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 4 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
DS 5 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
DS 6 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
DS 7M |
5 |
|
1 |
|
DS 7D8 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9C |
1 |
|
— |
|
DS 9 |
3 |
|
4 |
|
S 1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
DS 10 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
S 2 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
SO |
2 |
|
— |
|
Locally engaged |
35.50 |
59.50 |
34.00 |
53.00 |
Missions closed since 1983 |
SOMALIA |
Mogadishu |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
|
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
|
|
DS 8C |
1 |
|
|
|
DS 9 |
2 |
|
|
|
S 2 |
1 |
|
|
|
Locally engaged |
24.00 |
30.00 |
|
|
MALAWI |
Blantyre |
DS 9 |
1 |
|
|
|
Locally engaged |
7.50 |
8.50 |
|
|
GABON |
Libreville |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
|
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
|
|
Locally engaged |
7.25 |
9.25 |
|
|
CONGO |
Brazzaville |
DS 6 |
1 |
|
|
|
Locally engaged |
1.50 |
2.50 |
|
|
570W
Country, post and grade |
1983 |
Totals |
1993 |
Totals |
LIBERIA |
Monrovia |
DS 4 |
1 |
|
|
|
DS 6 |
1 |
|
|
|
DS 10 |
1 |
|
|
|
S 2 |
1 |
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Locally engaged |
19.00 |
23.00 |
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