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Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Uma Kumaran (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2026, to Question 15414, on FCDO: Public Expenditure, what is the new reporting process that has prevented publication of transparency data since February 2025, and what is his planned timetable for reporting the backlog of transparency data for each month since February 2025 onwards.

Answer

The publication of the £25,000 and above invoice transparency reports and the £500 and above government procurement card transparency reports was temporarily paused while upgrades were made to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) systems and technical staff were trained to process the reports using the upgraded systems.

Publication will resume in due course.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
20787
Session
2026-27
Related items
Subjects
Public expenditure Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Link
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