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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Civil Service

Commons · Question 20786 · 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, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 15417, on Cabinet Office: Civil Service, how many staff in the department are EU nationals.

Answer

Answered by Uma Kumaran, 9 Sep 2026

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not capture details on "nationalities". The reason is linked to the FCDO's security clearance requirements which requires the individual to be a British Citizen, with a 10-year footpri...