Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Contracts

Commons · Question 67643 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 17 Jul 2025

Based on available data, in the financial year 2024-25, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) centrally awarded a total of 558 commercial contracts. Of these, 277 contracts-representing approximately 49.6 per cent of awarded contracts-we...