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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Training

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 129074

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will list the training programmes used by civil servants in her Department since 2020.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

A complete list of training programmes used by civil servants in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 2020 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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