Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 74956

Diplomatic Service

Tabled: 4 September 2025

Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) ambassadors and (b) high commissioners are not (a) civil servants and (b) members of the Diplomatic Service.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

All those appointed to Ambassador or High Commissioner roles are appointed as civil servants.