Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 100980

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Performance Appraisal

Tabled: 17 December 2025

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

For the last financial year, the total cost to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of payments associated with settlement agreements is set out in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts. Where relevant, this includes special severance pa...

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