§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the United Kingdom consulates and embassies in the south Pacific region, indicating the number of diplomatic staff employed at each location(a) currently and (b) 10 years ago. [34186]
§ Mr. HanleyThe number of UK-based staff slots at each post in the south Pacific region is as follows:
Post 1995 1985 Canberra 28 48 Sydney 4 4 Perth 2 2 Brisbane 2 2 Melbourne 2 2 Wellington 14 15 Auckland 2 4 Port Moresby 4 4 Suva 4 6 Nuku'Alofa 2 2 Vila 2 2 Honiara 2 2 Tarawa 0 1