Senior Departmental Posts

HC Deb 30 June 2003 vol 408 cc67-8W

Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many senior departmental posts were advertised in each year since June 1999; and how many of those were advertised in the Scottish press. [120664]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Since March 2000 we advertise the large scale recruitment campaigns for the Diplomatic Service in papers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Recruitment Section does not have the money to advertise all the senior jobs this widely as they are usually advertised in specialist press as well as a broadsheet.

In 1999 we advertised four senior jobs, none in the Scottish press.

In 2000 we advertised one senior job, not in the Scottish press.

In 2001 we advertised one senior job which was in the Scottish press.

In 2002 we advertised two senior jobs, one of which was in the Scottish press.

To date in 2003 we have advertised one senior job, not in the Scottish press.