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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Secondment

Asked by Jon TrickettLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36600

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour

Answered by Catherine West

Since July 2024 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has had no staff seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute or (d) Labour Together.

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