§ Mr. Alan DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the complement was of diplomatic staff in each of the Arabic-speaking capitals in the Middle East in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [92934]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe table shows the number of UK-based staff in our Middle East posts from 1990. The figures include all those staff whose salaries are paid by the FCO and other Government Departments.
§ Mr. RammellEnergy security is a key element of energy policy, security of energy supplies is one of the issues being looked at in the forthcoming Energy White Paper.