Question follow-through · 27952

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Hospitality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 16924, on FCDO: Official Hospitality, what was the budget for the summer reception.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
16 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026, to Question 16924, on FCDO: Official Hospitality, what was the budget for the summer reception.

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 8 September 2026, to Question 20771 where the cost of the event was £45,357.26.

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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