Question follow-through · 23889

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags

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 FCDO: Flags, how much has been spent on lighting up his Department’s buildings in relevant colours sinc

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 14 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 16 Jan 2025
Answer: 23 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Jan 2025
Question tabled
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 FCDO: Flags, how much has been spent on lighting up his Department’s buildings in relevant colours sinc
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jan 2025
Answer published
The FCDO's joint headquarters at King Charles Street in London and Abercrombie House in East Kilbride have been illuminated with coloured lighting on 3 occasions since 5 July 2024. These occasions were: in support of Southport victims (3-4 August, lit in ...

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