| Heading: |
Diplomatic Service: Public Appointments |
| Question ID: |
1809274 |
| UIN: |
57228 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4108 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Gavin Williamson
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| Asking Member handle: |
gavinwilliamson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@gavinwilliamson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department makes an assessment of whether potential (a) ambassadors and (b) high commissioners have had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein before they are recomm |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4523 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Catherine West
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| Answering Member handle: |
catherinewest1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@catherinewest1
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Correcting Member handle: |
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| Answer text: |
All those appointed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office roles undergo pre-employment checks and National Security Vetting. All Ambassador and High Commissioner roles require Developed Vetting (DV) level National Security clearance. DV is the m... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |