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Written question asked by Robert Jackson (Conservative) on Monday, 18 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 October 2004. It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Dept for International Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many fully trained Arabic speakers work for the Department for International Development. - Inc figures.
Answer

Mr. Robert Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many fully trained Arabic speakers work for the Department for International Development. [192863] Mr. Gareth Thomas: The Department for International Development has 24 fully trained Arabic speakers. In addition, we have 34 other staff who have knowledge of Arabic at various different levels.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
425 c985W; 192863
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Civil servants Department for International Development Languages Arabic
Contains statistics
Yes