Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 38867

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether they have made an estimate of the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles in their Department on annual staffing costs.

Answer

Catherine West
Equality, diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Civil Service is an important lever to support the delivery of the Government's Plan for Change and wider Civil Service reform. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) total staff headcount...

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