Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 31, what outcomes have been achieved in relation to the campaign of ECHR reform; a

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 46, how many FCDO staff were dismissed in 2025-26 following SEAH complaints.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 40, in what ways is diversity and inclusion being embedded on the improved employe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 43, what is Project RESET.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 247, whether the UK Government provided Overseas Development Assistance to India in 2025-

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 234, what programmes were funded in relation to Montenegro in 2025-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding is being provided to the British Council in (a) 2026-27 and (b) 2027-28 for it to act as the lead authority on Erasmus+.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 22 November 2024 to Question HL2411 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags, if he will place in the Library a copy of the publ

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what flags, other than the UK national flags and Ukraine flag, were flown within the FCDO building in London in calendar year 2025.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 18 November 2024, to Question 13326, on Government Departments: Flags, what flags are owned by FCDO in its London offices, according to inform

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what social value requirements have been mandated for contracts overseen by the department in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 15714, on Lord Mandelson, whether the people in Cabinet Office and No10 who were informed about the Mandelson exit payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 16921, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, through what mechanism does the FCDO monitor compliance with obligations throu

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 12703 on EU Institutions: Finance, whether HM Treasury holds figures for the ongoing estimated net annual savings in 2025-26, and each year onwards, from the Exchequ

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 11403, on MHCLG: Public Consultation, what his Department's policy is on whether written representations to its consultati

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 25 November 2026, to Question 91402, on 1 Carlton Gardens, Repairs and Maintenance, how much has been spent on maintenance works on the 1 Carl

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 126662, on FCDO: Inter Mediate, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of declaring the grants to In

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was fully off-boarded in relation to any government information held on his non-corporate devices and emails when he left Crown Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026, to Question 118788, on Inter Mediate: Contracts, how many grant agreements does Inter Mediate currently hold with FCDO; and wha

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the written statement of 17 June 2025, HCWS706, on Women, Peace and Security Annual Report, whether the Government’s objectives of advancing women’s rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times his department has granted Developed Vetting clearance contrary to a recommendation of refusal by UK Security Vetting since 5 July 2024.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the risks identified by UK Security Vetting in relation to Lord Mandelson were assessed as (a) mitigable or (b) non-mitigable.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of Lord Mandelson recusing himself from the Prime Minister's meeting with Palantir in February 2025, given his sha

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the de

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 March 2026 to Question 110793 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working, how many and what proportion of f