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Mr. Arnold
asked the Prime Minister, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Hazel Grove on 22 December, concerning transfers between the diplomatic service and home Departments, Official Report, c. 550, if she will break down the figures to indicate which home Departments civil servants were transferred to or from.
The Prime Minister
The breakdown of figures for loans of personnel between the home Civil Service and the diplomatic service since May 1979 is as follows:
| Numbers of officers loaned | ||
| To the DS | From the DS | |
| Departments of Trade and Industry | 31 | 29 |
| Ministry of Defence | 35 | 9 |
| Home Office | 44 | 3 |
| Overseas Development Administration | 12 | 7 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 12 | — |
Numbers of officers loaned
| ||
To the DS
| From the DS
| |
| Cabinet Office | — | 22 |
| Northern Ireland Office | 2 | 4 |
| Department of Energy | 2 | 5 |
| Treasury | 3 | 2 |
| Management and Personnel Office | 2 | 3 |
| No. 10 Downing Street | — | 3 |
| Department of Employment | 7 | 1 |
| Department of the Environment | 2 | 2 |
| Department of Health & Social Security | — | 1 |
| Office of Fair Trading | — | 1 |
| Parliamentary Commissioner's Office | — | 2 |
| Civil Aviation Authority | 2 | — |
| Customs and Excise | 1 | — |
| Department of Education and Science | 1 | — |
| Northern Ireland Civil Service | 10 | — |
| Scottish Office | 1 | — |
| Totals | 167 | 94 |