Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representation they have made to the government of Serbia regarding the treatment afforded to Ratko Mladic's funeral in Serbia.

Answered by Lord Wood of Anfield - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK remains unequivocal that there can be no place for genocide denial or glorification of war criminals. We continue to support international justice, accountability, and respect for the judgments of international tribunals. On 8 September, the UK's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Dame Karen Pierce, summoned the Serbian Chargé d'Affaires to condemn the participation of Serbian state and military officials in commemorations surrounding the funeral of Ratko Mladić, who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal. The United Kingdom emphasised the importance of respecting established judicial facts, supporting regional reconciliation, and avoiding the glorification of convicted war criminals. His Majesty's Government's position was set out publicly in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office statement of 8 September: UK summons Serbian Chargé d'Affaires to the United Kingdom.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the UK’s obligations under (a) pillar two and (b) pillar three of the UN Responsibility to Protect framework in relation to the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK continues to stand firm on human rights in China, including in Xinjiang, where Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim communities continue to face persecution and arbitrary detention. We raise our concerns directly at the highest levels, and in international fora such as at the UN Human Rights Council. In a statement on 8 September, the UK's Human Rights Ambassador noted that "China has yet to implement the recommendations of the Office of the High Commissioner's Xinjiang Assessment" and that "evidence of violations in Xinjiang and Tibet persists".

Found: Overseas cluster is already operating in business as usual and primarily serves the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: Overseas cluster is already operating in business as usual and primarily serves the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: Overseas cluster is already operating in business as usual and primarily serves the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: The subject spans Defra, the Cabinet Office (national security and resilience), the FCDO, HM Treasury

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public expense.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

As of Thursday 3 September, the Department for Transport has held 11 away days with different groups of senior civil service staff in 2026.

All events were held in accordance with departmental guidance and approval processes for away days. Departmental away days are intended to support business objectives, leadership development, strategy development, collaboration and organisational effectiveness.

Any expenditure associated with these events was met from departmental budgets and incurred in line with the Department's policies and controls on spending and value for money.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the permanent appointment of a new Permanent Under-Secretary is being undertaken through open and fair competition; and whether an external recruitment firm has been hired.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The competition to fill the FCDO Permanent Under-Secretary role has been undertaken through fair and open competition. An external recruitment firm was not hired to support the appointment.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 10 June (HC5973), whether the referenced search parameters included material of a party political nature held by the No. 10 Political Office, or whether documents and emails held by the No. 10 Political Office and its staff were deemed out of scope of the Government response to the Humble Address of 4 February.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Noble Lady to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address, with the relevant passage copied here for ease. The methodological note included in this publication provides a detailed overview of the information gathering process.

Scope of searches

18. In order that the Government could respond swiftly and transparently to discharge the spirit and letter of the Humble Address, search parameters were included based

on the limbs of the Humble Address motion. These were as follows:

a. Individuals in scope of the limbs of the motion seeking direct correspondence with Peter Mandelson (via email and other electronic messages) were specified as all Ministers, Pay Band 3/4 Special Advisers, Permanent Secretaries and Directors General. This was on the basis that these were the individuals most likely to have come into contact with Peter Mandelson.

b. These individuals were instructed to search their work devices and personal devices for any relevant information.

c. Minutes of meetings between those same individuals and Peter Mandelson where they were the principal attendees were requested, not where they were one member among wider cast lists (for example not including formal committee meetings such as the National Security Council).

d. Electronic messages involving Peter Mandelson that were exchanged as part of a group were requested, as well as those directly between an in-scope individual and Peter Mandelson.

19. While commissions to departments did not specifically request invitations to meetings or schedulers from individuals’ calendars, where these have been provided to the Cabinet Office Humble Address team and where relevant, they have been included in the publication.

20. Some material has been included in the publication where it does not meet the above criteria but includes content relevant to areas where Parliament has expressed a significant interest, such as Peter Mandelson’s campaign to become Chancellor of Oxford University. Material of a party political nature is included in the publication, contrary to usual practice and precedent for information ‘held’ by the Government, in order to demonstrate the maximum possible transparency.

21. Some information was deemed out of scope via the commissioning process so as to keep the returns focused on the most relevant information:

a. Obvious ephemera - for example press cuttings, out of office replies, FCDO internal corporate messaging.

b. Anything which was clearly related to the corporate management of British Embassy Washington (e.g. FCDO personnel decisions and discussions, individual performance reporting, embassy staffing and management plans, estate issues).

c. Routine Embassy business (such as consular work and copylists containing FCDO Diplomatic Telegrams, regional updates, thematic notes and briefing materials, press lines, corporate updates and newsletters).

d. Purely personal information that would not usually be considered ‘held’ by the Government (for example relating to family matters or medical information).

22. On 31 March the SRO wrote to Peter Mandelson - via his solicitors - to request any information held on his personal phone. Peter Mandelson declined to comply with this request. The Government has no further recourse to search the personal devices of Peter Mandelson.

Found: FCDO Designated No Child Posts.

Found: On an assignment designated by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as “No Child”,

Found: BBC Country Profile (no longer updated): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia- 12557384 ● FCDO

Found: • BBC Country Profile (no longer updated): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe- 17743896 • FCDO

Found: Portugal country profile - BBC News • Ethnologue: www.ethnologue.com (for information on languages) • FCDO

Found: https://www.iso.org/home.html • ISO Online Browsing Platform (OBP): https://www.iso.org/obp/ui • FCDO

Found: The groupings used in this Factfile follow common UN and FCDO usage.

Found: and the Geopolitical Impact Unit in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO

Found: Trade Specialised Committee on Public ProcurementUK Government Officials from the Cabinet Office, the FCDO

Found: Trade Specialised Committee on Public ProcurementUK Government Officials from the Cabinet Office, FCDO

Found: Trade Specialised Committee on Public Procurement UK Government Officials from the Cabinet Office, FCDO

Found: Trade Specialised Committee on Public Procurement UK Government Officials from the Cabinet Office, FCDO

Found: Trade Specialised Committee on Public ProcurementUK Government Officials from the Cabinet Office, FCDO

Found: born children - must legalise the full UK birth certificate contact the British Legalisation Office/FCDO

Found: 2026 97561.43 Home Office Home Office 23/07/2026 SYSTEM CLEARING COO - Chief Operating Officer Group FCDO

Found: govuk-table__cell">COO - Chief Operating Officer Group

Found: media content policy 2021 Feb FOI/21/014 Correspondence with Lord Coe and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: Epsom, United Kingdom Train Standard 42.8 N/A N/A 42.8 Alison Baptiste 03/03/2026 03/03/2026 Train to FCDO

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Found: Claims Management Ltd 117 15 0 85 Aramark Defence Services Ltd 116 89 0 11 [note 17] Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: Overseas cluster is already operating in business as usual and primarily serves the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: Overseas cluster is already operating in business as usual and primarily serves the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street LONDON United Kingdom SW1A 2AH Central Government 10023600 FCDO

Found: Research Integrity Concordat for financial year 2024-2025 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCDO

Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, June 2026

Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, June 2026

Found: FCDO Services spend over £25,000, June 2026

Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, July 2026

Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, July 2026

Found: FCDO Services spending over £500, July 2026

Found: born children - must legalise the full UK birth certificate contact the British Legalisation Office/FCDO

Found: Technology Service Delivery200375692026-08-24 00:00:00FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (FCDO

Found: inspections are requested by the relevant dependency or overseas territory, or the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Found: such as Scottish Development International as necessary. 11.12 If travelling to an area which FCDO