Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 121805

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Ministers' Private Offices

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the typical remuneration and

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The size, grading and remuneration of ministerial office staffing vary depending on the responsibilities of the Minister.