European Commission (Hansard, 17 December 1998)

HC Deb 17 December 1998 vol 322 cc648-9W 648W

§ Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Prime Minister how many and what percentage of people working for the European Commission are British. [64401]

§ The Prime Minister
There are 1,172 Britons working as permanent officials of the European Commission. This equals 7 per cent. of the total work force.

§ Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Prime Minister what percentage of people in the higher European Commission Civil Service positions are British. [64402]
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§ The Prime Minister
The percentage of permanent officials in the higher grades of the European Commission who are British is 9 per cent. This can be further broken down into the following grades: 'A' Grade (graduate administrators)—11 per cent., 'LA' Grade (linguistic)—10 per cent.; and 'B' Grade (executive officers)—6 per cent.