Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

The FCDO has a Staff Networks Partnership Agreement to ensure our policies and operations are informed by employee insights, including on inclusion, diversity and equality, alongside quantitative and qualitative Human Resource (HR) data managed by HR Directorate. In 2021, the FCDO employed three staff members to mainly or exclusively work on equality, diversity and inclusion matters. During 2022, there were a total of four posts in the FCDO.