United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63481
China and Russia: Diplomatic Service
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23 June 2020
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6 July 2020 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) staff in his Department and (b) Diplomatic Service staff posted to (i) Russian and (ii) Chinese embassies or missions who can speak the lang
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23 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) staff in his Department and (b) Diplomatic Service staff posted to (i) Russian and (ii) Chinese embassies or missions who can speak the lang
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6 July 2020
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Language skills are critical to the FCO's operation. FCO officers undertake full-time language training in preparation for roles overseas which require them to speak the local language (known as speaker slots). The FCO's full-time language training progra...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-23/63481
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1217117
- uk · wq-1217117 · source updated 6 July 2020