Defence: Departmental Coordination
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the full capability is of the One HMG platform.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
The One HMG Platform provides overseas offices, residential accommodation and services, such as transport and security, that enable His Majesty's Government to achieve its international objectives whilst providing value for money. The aim is that operations overseas should be co-located wherever possible. A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the 35 other Government Departments, Arms-Length Bodies and Devolved Governments that operate on the Platform, allowing a physical presence at 280 posts around the world.
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