Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff employed at what grades have been appointed to his Department’s Major Events Unit; and what total budget has been allocated to the work of that unit for (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.

The HMG Major Events Unit has 3x full-time staff employed by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office at the following grades; 1x Deputy Director, 1x Grade 7 & 1x HEO. The Unit does not hold budgetary responsibility for its work conducted on HMG events. All expenses incurred by the Unit when working on events are charged directly to that event's budget.