Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 107145
Civil Service: Codes of Practice
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the letter from the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to the Rt hon Member for Basildon and Billericay on 24 Jul
Answer
Seema MalhotraYes. Where such appointments are made, individuals are appointed on a standard Civil Service Fixed Term Contract and are subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Code.