Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2023 to Question 156161 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Advisory Bodies, whether his Department has made an assessment of the expected cost of the panel.

The panel members have agreed to participate on a voluntary basis. The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Advisory Panel will be run by FCDO employees and utilises FCDO facilities.