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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Hospitality

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20771

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026, to Question 16924, on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Official Hospitality, what was the cost of the event to the public purse.

Answered by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's summer reception is one of the key moments of the year for engagement with UK-based heads of mission and has been supported by successive governments for several decades. The total cost of the event was £45,357.26.

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