Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 97775
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Overseas Workers
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff were employed in overseas postings in the 2025-26 financial year; and how many staff are forecast to be employed in overseas postings in each of the next five
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a smaller, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. Staff reductions are being made strategically, with decisions guided by a...
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