Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British diplomatic staff were based in Brussels on (a) 1 January 2019 and (b) 20 January 2021.
For security reasons, the FCDO provides headcount detail in bands using available data from the last calendar day of the month.
As at 31st December 2018, the UK based Diplomatic headcount in Brussels was 140-159.
As at 31st December 2020, the UK based Diplomatic headcount in Brussels was 120-139.
Data includes headcount for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office only in Brussels Embassy, Corporate Services Benelux, UK Joint Delegation to NATO & UK Mission to the European Union