Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many departmental personnel were assigned to consular service roles relating to Indian casework in each of the last five years.

​We currently have 19 staff in India assigned to consular service roles, of whom two are British diplomats. Staffing numbers for consular services have remained steady across the consular overseas network during the last five years. Our Consular staff in India are supported by colleagues in the High Commission and Deputy High Commissions, and specialist colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.