§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many scientists were directly employed by the ODA in each year since 1983; [29864]
(2) how many qualified scientists there are in each grade in the Overseas Development Administration. [30217]
§ Mr. BaldryThe number of ODA posts, including those in the Natural Resources Institute, requiring a natural science or social science qualification, by grade, since 1983 are:
549WIn addition, ODA employs other scientists on short-term contracts to work on the overseas aid programme, figures for which are not collected centrally.