Question follow-through · 25021

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individuals have been shortlisted for political appointments within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 5 July 2000 but were not subsequently appo

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many individuals have been shortlisted for political appointments within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 5 July 2000 but were not subsequently appo

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold information on individuals who were considered for appointment but not subsequently appointed over the period specified.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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