Question follow-through · 14339
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff were appointed to roles within his Department between 5 July and 5 November 2024, broken down by pay grade.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 22 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff were appointed to roles within his Department between 5 July and 5 November 2024, broken down by pay grade.
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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22 Nov 2024
Answer published
Between 5 July 2024 and 31 October 2024, the following number of UK based members of staff joined the FCDO:GradeNumber of StaffAO50-59EO70-79HEO120-139SEO30-39G720-29G610-19SCS1Fewer than 10Grand Total320-339
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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