Question follow-through · 76554

British Embassy Washington

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times employees of Global Counsel have visited the UK embassy in Washington since 10 February 2025.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
22 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times employees of Global Counsel have visited the UK embassy in Washington since 10 February 2025.

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    It is a long-standing practice of successive governments not to comment on private meetings.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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