Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many UK-based personnel in his Department have worked on international development programmes in each financial year since September 2020.

It is not possible to provide a precise figure for the total number of people working on international development programmes in any given year. The FCDO Programme Operating Framework (PrOF) provides the basis for the management of international development programmes. PrOF rules require two mandatory roles in every programme - the Senior Responsible Owner and Programme Responsible Owner. Each programme will also include other staff performing a range of project management and technical advisory functions. The total number of staff involved in each programme will depend on a range of factors such as programme risk, scale, complexity and the stage of delivery.