Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 67534

Development Aid: Health Services

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 24 July 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to retain civil servants in his Department with expertise in (a) maternal, (b) new born and (c) child health policy.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has a well established and highly skilled health profession made up of 61 health advisers who have been tested and accredited against a set of technical standards. These include specialist skill sets...

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