Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are employed in the Overseas Territories Directorate in his Department; and if he will publish that same information by (a) rank and (b) duty.

Sir Alan Duncan, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office: Overseas Territories Directorate employs 59 members of staff as follows:

1 x SMS2 Grade Director

4 x SMS1 Grade Team Leaders with responsibility for Brexit, hurricane recovery and our interests in both the inhabited and non-inhabited territories

3 x D7 Grade with responsibility for economics, child safeguarding and programme fund management

12 x D6 Grade with responsibility for leading on policy across the Overseas Territories, programme fund management and business management work

7 x C5 Grade with responsibility for policy support across the Overseas Territories and programme fund management

17 x C4 Grade with responsibility for policy support across the Overseas Territories and programme fund management

11 x B3 Grade with responsibility for special projects, financial management and policy support

5 x A2 Grade support staff

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