Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Conditions of Employment

Commons · Question 114470 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 3 Mar 2026

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office employs approximately 17,500 staff across hundreds of locations worldwide, many of which operate with locally managed HR arrangements and procedures. The information the Hon Member has requested is therefor...