Question follow-through · 114440

Diplomatic Service: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of whether the adequacy of levels of investment in overseas diplomatic property.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of whether the adequacy of levels of investment in overseas diplomatic property.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) continually reviews its global estate to maintain a world-class platform for promoting UK interests and maximising value for British taxpayers' money. On the specific questions raised by the Hon Memb...

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