§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the British embassies in which locally engaged staff are paid less than the UK national minimum wage. [89872]
§ Mr. Tony Lloyd[holding answer 5 July 1999]: This salary information is not held centrally and to provide it for 220 Diplomatic Posts worldwide would incur disproportionate cost.
The salary scales and conditions of service of locally engaged staff vary from country to country. Salary scales are set by reference to comparable employers based locally at a level which enables posts to recruit, retain and motivate suitable staff.