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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Information Officers

Asked by Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 1 May 2025UIN 47221

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

Answered by Catherine West

In the central Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office communications team, there are a total of approximately 135 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.

Of this total, 22 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.

This is the latest available data from April 2025.

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