Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 36600

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Secondment

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Jon Trickett

LabourNormanton and Hemsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour

Answer

Catherine West
Since July 2024 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has had no staff seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute or (d) Labour Together.