Question follow-through · 123206
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Senior Civil Servants
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the monetary value of the London Allowance for FCDO SCS staff based in London.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the monetary value of the London Allowance for FCDO SCS staff based in London.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
The value of the Location Allowance for London-based staff, including senior civil servants, was increased from £3,250 per year to £4,250 in 2013. It has remained unchanged at its current level of £5,000 since April 2018.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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