§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total number of staff in the British high commission in(a) Lesotho, (b) Malawi, (c) Kenya, (d) Ghana and (e) Botswana in the years 1992–93 to 1996–97. [25564]
§ Mr. HanleyThe authorised establishment in these posts is as follows:
(a) UK-based staff Post 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Maseru (Lesotho) 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 3.00 Lilongwe (Malawi) 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 Nairobi (Kenya) 37.00 37.00 35.00 33.00 35.00 Accra (Ghana) 22.00 19.00 17.50 17.50 17.00 Gaborone (Botswana) 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 5.00
(b) Locally engaged employees, in staff years: 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Maseru 15.50 15.50 15.50 11.00 11.00 Lilongwe 58.25 58.25 58.25 59.25 60.75 Nairobi 67.50 68.50 68.50 68.50 68.00 Accra 87.50 87.50 91.50 93.50 84.50 Gaborone 17.50 17.50 17.50 13.90 13.90 In addition, the Overseas Development Administration has two development divisions in Africa. The office in Lilongwe was transferred to Harare in 1995.
Development division UK-based staff establishment 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Lilongwe 15.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 — Nairobi 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Development division-locally engaged staff establishment: Lilongwe n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Nairobi 14.00 14.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 Staff figures are still awaited from Lilongwe.