TNAG-1115-FCO40-1387-Future-staffing-of-the-Dependent-Territories-1982 — Page 49

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Mr Iain Mills (Meriden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's staff responsible for each of the United Kingdom's dependencies are normally resident: (a) in the United Kingdom, (b) in the dependency and (c) elsewhere.

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MR CRANLEY ONSLOW

There are 43 Diplomatic Service staff in London dealing with Dependent Territory matters. There are 14 Diplomatic Service officers serving in Dependent Territories administrations, as follows: Anguilla (1), Bermuda (2), Gibraltar (2), Hong Kong (4), St Helena and dependencies (4), Turks and Caicos (1), There were also 3 officers in the Falkland Islands. In addition, the British High Commissioner in New Zealand (resident in Wellington) is concurrently non-resident Governor of the Pitcairn Group of Islands.