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International Lawyers In Government Departments

Volume 492: debated on Wednesday 3 February 1988

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asked Her Majesty's Government:What government departments employ international lawyers and in what numbers.

Precise figures are not available, but it is estimated that international legal work forms a significant part of the responsibilities of some 63 lawyers in the following departments:

DepartmentNumber
DTI4
MAFF10
Customs & Excise2
DHSS3
Employment1
Scottish Office7
Environment2
FCO24
Lord Chancellor's2
Lord Advocate's2
Treasury Solicitor6
In addition to this, some 40 lawyers are periodically engaged on international legal work—in these departments, the Home Office and the Office of Fair Trading.