European Union: Civil Servants Mr. Hayes To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff there were at each grade at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in each year since 1997. Chris Bryant At present staff at each grade at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU are: --------------------------------- | |Number| --------------------------------- |In the senior management| | --------------------------------- |SMS4 |1 | --------------------------------- |SMS3 |1 | --------------------------------- |SMS2 |1 | --------------------------------- |SMS1 |12 | --------------------------------- | | | --------------------------------- |In the delegated grades | | --------------------------------- |D7 |4 | --------------------------------- |D6 |37 | --------------------------------- |C5 |2 | --------------------------------- |C4 |26 | --------------------------------- |B3 |6 | --------------------------------- |A2 |5 | --------------------------------- | | | --------------------------------- |Staff employed locally | | --------------------------------- |LEI |6 | --------------------------------- |LEII |5 | --------------------------------- |LEIII |29 | --------------------------------- |LEIV |5 | --------------------------------- To collate a year-by-year breakdown would incur disproportionate cost. The general staffing levels at the UK Permanent Representation have remained reasonably consistent in recent years.