Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether existing international development staff who are non-UK nationals will be (a) able to apply for new jobs and progress their careers in his Department and (b) offered assistance if they wish to become UK citizens.

Existing non-UK national staff in the FCDO remain in the department and are able to apply for roles in a range of functions, continuing their valuable contribution to the Department's work and progressing their careers. In line with Civil Service policy, the FCDO offers support to staff wishing to apply for naturalisation, in the form of providing evidence and supporting statements on request.