Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments

2026-06-28 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · 13761 · Official question

Sir John Hayes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.

Answer

We have taken 'political appointees' to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers, which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publis...