Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 10186

Diplomatic Service: Married People

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024

Question

Will Stone

LabourSwindon North

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing spouses of people sent on British diplomatic missions to continue working if (a) they work for a Government

Answer

Catherine West
The FCDO supports the principle of spouses, partners or dependents overseas taking up employment outside the Mission, in accordance with the law of the receiving State. Where local laws or regulations impose restrictions on such employment, we encourage P...

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