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Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 10 November 2025UIN 84231

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77564 on Lord Mandelson, if she will publish her Department's HR guidance on the process to be followed once a head of m

Answered by Seema Malhotra

HR procedures routinely draw from a range of established diplomatic protocols and policies.

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