Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 85751
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Priti Patel
Conservative — Witham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out her Department's plans for staffing reorganisation including (a) the number of staff in each of the next five years and (ii) total staffing costs in each
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is undertaking a phased restructure of its workforce in line with the Spending Review settlement. Further details will be set out in the usual way in due course.