§ Viscount Waverleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many overseas posts and how many staff were maintained in each of the years 1994, 1995 and 1996 by:
- (a) The United Kingdom
- (b) France
- (c) Germany.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)I refer the noble Lord to the departmental reports of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, for the years in question (Cm 2502, 2802 and 3203), in particular the sections on Manpower/Personnel and FCO Resources Overseas.