Question follow-through · 121949
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Servants
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.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
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.
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
All civil servants are appointed on merit and are required under the Civil Service Code to provide impartial, objective advice to Ministers.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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