§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff have been employed in the Ministerial Correspondence Unit of the Department in each of the last two years. [115882]
§ Mr. RammellThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have a separate Ministerial Correspondence Unit. There are however Correspondence Clerks in each of the Ministerial offices as follows
My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretarys office: 3.My hon. Friend the Minister for Europes office (Mr. MacShane): 2.My right hon. and Noble Friend the Minister of States office (Baroness Symons): 1.My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of States office (Mr OBrien): 2.My office, 2 (One of whom wrorks specifically on correspondence relating to UK Visas issues).The then Parliamentary Under Secretary of States office (Baroness Amos): 1.5.