Asked by: Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party - Dundee East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on radio adverts in each of the the last five years broken down by radio station.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The FCDO has not funded radio campaigns to run in the UK in the last 5 years. Information on any radio campaigns conducted by our overseas network is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party - Dundee East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) relocating diplomatic staff and (b) expanding or purchasing new diplomatic premises and official residences as a result of strategic changes made in light of the UK's decision to withdraw from the EU.
Answered by Alan Duncan
A number of staff across the FCO work on a range of issues including EU Exit. We continue to keep EU Exit staffing levels under constant review to ensure that they are appropriate to deliver the government's objectives.
We undertake regular reviews of our estate portfolio around the world, ensuring it is fit for purpose. No decisions on diplomatic premises in New York are influenced only by the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Asked by: Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party - Dundee East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic staff have been installed in New York; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on new diplomatic premises and facilities in that city in light of the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Answered by Alan Duncan
A number of staff across the FCO work on a range of issues including EU Exit. We continue to keep EU Exit staffing levels under constant review to ensure that they are appropriate to deliver the government's objectives.
We undertake regular reviews of our estate portfolio around the world, ensuring it is fit for purpose. No decisions on diplomatic premises in New York are influenced only by the UK's withdrawal from the EU.