§ Lord Shore of Stepneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who is the United Kingdom member of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union; what is his rank in the Diplomatic Corps/Civil Service of the United Kingdom; what supporting United Kingdom personnel are allocated to assisting him in his work in Brussels and London. [HL384]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The United Kingdom representative on the Political and Security Committee is David Richmond. He is a member of the senior management structure of the Diplomatic Service.
He heads a team of four United Kingdom-based staff working primarily on Political and Security Committee business. Other staff, in Brussels and in London, offer him additional support according to the subject matter under discussion in the Political and Security Committee.