Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026, to Question 20592, on Procurement: Fraud, whether any of his Department's employees have been disciplined, and whether there has been any police investigation.

During 2025-26, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office identified fraud relating to procurement activity in the East Africa region. Following the Department's investigation, three members of staff were dismissed for gross misconduct. There has been no police investigation to date. A referral to the relevant authorities remains under consideration.