To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK-based departmental staff there were at the British Embassy in (a) Egypt, (b) Jordan and (c) Israel in each year since 2000, broken down by grade; and how many such staff there were at the British Consulate General in Jerusalem in each such year, broken down by grade. (150550)

The following table shows the total number of UK based staff at the British embassies in Egypt, Israel and Jordan from the financial years 2000-01 to 2006-07. We are not able to disclose a breakdown of the grades of the staff working in these posts for security reasons. We keep staffing levels under constant review against operational requirements and available resources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK-based departmental staff there were at the British Embassy in (a) Syria, (b) Lebanon and (c) Iraq in each year since 2000, broken down by grade. (150551)

The following table shows the total number of UK based staff at the British embassies in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria from the financial years 2000-01 to 2006-07. We are not able to disclose a breakdown of the grades of the staff working in these posts for security reasons. We keep staffing levels under constant review against operational requirements and available resources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK-based departmental staff there were at the British Embassy in (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) United Arab Emirates and (c) Iran in each year since 2000, broken down by grade. (150552)

The following table shows the total number of UK based staff at the British embassies in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran from the financial years 2000-01 to 2006-07. We are not able to disclose a breakdown of the grades of the staff working in these posts for security reasons. We keep staffing levels under constant review against operational requirements and available resources.