Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Agency Workers

(asked on 21st July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much her Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.


Answered by
Amanda Milling Portrait
Amanda Milling
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 5th September 2022

The FCDO spend on agency staff is contained in the published FCDO Annual Report and Accounts:

Financial Year

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Temporary Staff Costs

£12,086,112

£25,679,267

£39,575,855

The figures provided are inclusive of both the cost of the contingent labourer and the agency fee for provision of their services.

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