Sarah Champion

Sarah Champion

Labour — Rotherham

Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 January 2026

Debate

Topical Questions

Contribution

Given the scale of the planned FCDO budget reductions and significant staffing cuts, what assessment has been made of which policy areas will be deprioritised as a result of those measures? What redundancy mitigation steps are being taken in line with the 2016 civil service protocols and how those changes are expected to impact both UK personnel serving overseas and country-based staff?

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