Question follow-through · 38867
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether they have made an estimate of the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles in their Department on annual staffing costs.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether they have made an estimate of the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles in their Department on annual staffing costs.
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2025
Answer published
Equality, diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in the Civil Service is an important lever to support the delivery of the Government's Plan for Change and wider Civil Service reform. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) total staff headcount...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Spain: British Nationals Abroad
20 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart on increasing the number of days British citizens with property can stay in Spain without a residence permit.
Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad
27 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help secure the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds from Afghan authorities.
India: Terrorism
16 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of terrorist organisations impacted by India's Operation Sindoor.
India: Foreign Relations
22 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of the security and counter-terrorism partnership between the UK and India.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Termination of Employment
9 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many permanent civil servants in his Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-2
Yemen: Houthis
17 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Houthi rebels in Yemen on the interests of (a) the UK and (b) UK allies.
Freedom of Expression
9 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received representations from his US counterpart on freedom of speech in the UK.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the nationality of foreign office civil servants on government policy.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Redundancy Pay
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the total value of non-contractual severance payments across the department in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Performance Appraisal
25 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many departmental employees were on performance management plans in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many civils servants were found to have broken the Civil Service Code in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
European Convention on Human Rights
15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on reforming the ECHR.