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Written question asked by Preet Kaur Gill (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 2019 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Department for International Development: Secondment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her letter to the Chair of the International Development Committee on 18 March 2019 on redeployment of DFID staff, if she will publish a breakdown of which departments the 58 staff were deployed to from her Department.

Answer

DFID continues to work to support other government departments meet increased demands as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU, whilst ensuring continued delivery of its core business. This includes maintaining our commitment to spend 0.7 of GNI well and providing lifesaving humanitarian response.

The total number of staff deployed by DFID as of March 14th 2019 is 74. The table below provides a breakdown of this figure by receiving department.

Other Government Department

Total

B.I.G

15

BEIS

1

CO

2

DCMS

1

DEFRA

23

DExEU

7

DIT

16

DIT (TfD)

1

FCO

7

NIO

1

Total

74

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
234782
Session
2017-19
Related items
Subjects
Department for International Development Secondment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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