Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 121949
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the nationality of foreign office civil servants on government policy.
Answer
Seema MalhotraAll civil servants are appointed on merit and are required under the Civil Service Code to provide impartial, objective advice to Ministers.