b'1.4. Number of UK staff in the EU Commission Another measure of influence is the number and percentage of British staff working in the European Commission. Table 5EU Commission:employeesbymember state individual Source: Business for New EuropeThe Changing Character of Brussels: Charting the UKs InfluenceThe House of Commons Foreign Affairson the staff of the European Commission has Committee wrote: In relation to its share offallen by 24% in seven years. Prior to the the EUs population, the UK is significantlyUKs exit at the end of January 2020, it under-represented among the staff of thefielded 4.6% of Commission staff, compared major EU institutions (Council, Commissionwith its 12.5% share of the EUs population; and Parliament). the number of UK nationalsFrances shares are 13% of the EU population and 9.7% of Commission staff626'