Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many courses were offered internally on (a) equality, diversity and inclusion, (b) culture and (c) wellness in each of the last three years.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department spent on (a) equality, diversity and inclusion, (b) culture and (c) wellness (i) training courses and (ii) events in each of the last three years.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: StaffForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people in her Department work in HR and the People function.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: TrainingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department attended at least one session on (a) equality, diversity and inclusion, (b) culture and (c) wellness in each of the last three years
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: LanguagesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department took part in a language course in each of the last three years; and in what languages.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: LanguagesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many language sessions were offered to civil servants in her Department in each of the last three years; and in what languages.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many equality, diversity and inclusion related events the Permanent Secretary in her Department has attended since 5 July 2024.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: LanguagesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civil servants in her Department held a language qualification in each of the last three years; and in what languages.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIranForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many FTE civil servants were allocated to the Iran desk in each of the last three years for which data is available; and what their grades were.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRussiaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many FTE civil servants were allocated to the Russia desk in each of the last three years for which data is available; and what their grades were.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChinaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent civil servants were allocated to the China desk in each of the last three years for which data is available; and what were their grades.
Answer: In responding to the Hon Member's eleven detailed questions about the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's relative focus on its public sector equality duty obligations compared to certain key foreign policy priorities, I refer him to the answer...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of diplomatic officers posted to China who are proficient in Chinese to C1 CEFR level or higher.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 November 2025 in response to Question 86285.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: Diplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of diplomatic officers posted to Russia who are proficient in Russian to C1 CEFR level or higher.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 November 2025 in response to Question 86285.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
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