Question follow-through · 6148
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to his Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
Part (i)The FCDO does not routinely record and collect the reasons why appointees leave their positions, so is not in a position to answer this part of the question. Additionally, the reasons why an appointee has left their role is the appointee's persona...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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