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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Conditions of Employment

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 114470

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department have (a) office-based, (b) hybrid and (c) remote-working contracts.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office employs approximately 17,500 staff across hundreds of locations worldwide, many of which operate with locally managed HR arrangements and procedures. The information the Hon Member has requested is therefore not centrally held and could only be collated and verified at disproportionate cost.

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