PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for International Development: Reorganisation (16 June 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the number of staff employed by her Department in East Kilbride.

Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

Merging the departments will bring together the best of what we do in aid and diplomacy, and create new opportunities for staff. There are no plans to close DFID’s office in Scotland, where staff play a vital role in ensuring UK aid delivers results for the world’s poorest and represents value for money for UK taxpayers.


Answered by:
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
22 June 2020

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