Question follow-through · 13240
Government Departments: Overseas Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129518, which posts and locations are classified as qualifying hardship posts for the purpose of additional journeys for s
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129518, which posts and locations are classified as qualifying hardship posts for the purpose of additional journeys for s
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jul 2026
Answer published
Allowances for 'hardship' locations have been a feature of civil service overseas postings for several decades, and New Delhi has been included in the list of those locations since it was first introduced. The list is reviewed on a regular basis to reflec...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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