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Written question asked by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Thursday, 17 December 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 January 2021. It was answered by Nigel Adams (Conservative) on Monday, 11 January 2021 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Stabilisation Unit: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department were assigned to the Stabilisation Unit on a (a) full- time and (b) part-time basis in each of the last five years.

Answer

The Stabilisation Unit (SU) is a cross-government unit that provides expertise to build stability, prevent conflict and meet security challenges internationally. The SU was hosted on a DFID platform until September 2020, when it became part of FCDO. Stabilisation Unit staff numbers employed on a full and part time basis from 2015 to 2020 are as follows:

Stabilisation Unit - total

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Full time staff

104

112

131

161

157

156

Part time staff

FCDO (as of Sept 2020)

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Full time staff

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

95

Part time staff

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

DFID staff

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Full time staff

58

59

74

87

100

N/A

Part time staff

less than 5

N/A

*Note:

  • Staff from other Government departments, serving military, police and secondees make up the totality of SU staff numbers.
  • The figures presented are not in the public domain, but are not considered sensitive.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
131281
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Staff Stabilisation Unit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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