§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many posts were lost in(a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) agencies for which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is responsible, listing the total lost posts agency by agency in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and how many posts are proposed to be lost in 1995–96. [25080]
§ Mr. GoodladDetails of reductions in job slots resulting from efficiency measures taken in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Overseas Development Administration up to 1993–94 have been published annually in the citizens charter White Paper.
The number of job slots reduced in 1994–95 was: FCO, 1985; ODA, 32; and Natural Resources Institute, 49. The following reductions in 1995–96 have also been identified: FCO, 92; ODA, 50; and NRI, 140.
There have been no reductions in slots at Wilton Park, the FCO agency, nor are there plans for reductions in 1995–96.
§ Ms HodgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes there have been in the numbers of staff employed by(a) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) agencies for which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is responsible, listing the changes in the number of staff agency by agency in (i) 1993–94 and (ii) 1994–95; and what changes are projected for 1995–96. [25062]
§ Mr. GoodladThe members of permanent and casual staff employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office diplomatic wing and its executive agency and the Overseas Development Administration in 1993–94, projected outturn for 1994–95, and plans for 1995–96 are published in this Department's annual report, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
The breakdown for the Overseas Development Administration and its agency, the Natural Resources Institute, is:
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 ODA Civil Service full-time equivalents 1,190 1,137 1,120 Overtime 21 17 17 Casuals 56 63 70 1,267 1,217 1,207 NRI Civil Service full-time equivalents 428 341 341 Overtime 3 3 3 Casuals 25 25 25 456 369 369