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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Contracts

Commons · Question 20585 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2026

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Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 226, whether she has made an assessment of the value for money of the PFI contract for th

Answer

Answered by Uma Kumaran, 9 Sep 2026

The Berlin Embassy is the only Private Finance Initiative (PFI) facility the FCDO has, and this facility has been operating since 2000. The contract term is 30 years, and this is due to end in June 2030. Throughout the operational life of the contract the...