Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 128060

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vetting

Tabled: 17 April 2026

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

LabourSlough

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which officials in her Department have the authority to (a) override vetting decisions of appointments made within her Department and (b) provide access to secret or top secr