Question follow-through · 76610
Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73318 on Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality, whether any members of his Department or the Diplomatic Service ha
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73318 on Diplomatic Service: Political Impartiality, whether any members of his Department or the Diplomatic Service ha
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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18 Sept 2025
Answer published
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