§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many locally-engaged employees his Department has employed in overseas countries in each year since 1997. [166920]
§ Mr. RammellThe number of locally engaged staff employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in overseas countries in each year since 2000 is as follows.
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Number of staff 2000 8,794 2001 8,771 2002 9,156 2003 9,471 The above information is based on the authorised establishment i.e. jobs not headcount expressed as full time equivalents Numbers for the years 1997 to 1999 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.