Question follow-through · 8062
Diplomatic Service: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion publication, updated 6 May 2026, what the Diplomats for Equality event
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Civil Service 2024/2025 External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion publication, updated 6 May 2026, what the Diplomats for Equality event
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2026
Answer published
The event in question was used as an opportunity for external engagement between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and dozens of staff from different countries working in London-based embassies, to share perspectives, build connectio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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