Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Recruitment

(asked on 29th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken since 24 February 2022 to recruit additional staff to respond to the crisis in Ukraine.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 5th April 2022

Since 24th February, FCDO staff have been surged to support our response to the crisis in Ukraine in addition to staff already working in this area. We have also drawn in staff from across government. Within our surge response, staff with Russian and Ukrainian language skills are being deployed. The staffing footprint in our embassies bordering Ukraine is kept under regular review with staff numbers adjusted according to need.

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