Foreign and Commonwealth Office performance and finances 2012-13

• Parliament TV: Foreign and Commonwealth Office performance and finances 2012-13
• Inquiry: Foreign and Commonwealth Office performance and finances 2012-13
• Foreign Affairs Committee

The meeting will be on Tuesday 26 November 2013, in the Wilson Room, Portcullis House.

Witnesses

At 2.30 pm

• Sir Simon Fraser KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Matthew Rycroft, Chief Operating Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Iain Walker, Director of Finance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Purpose of Session

The starting point for questioning will be the 2012-13 Annual Report and Accounts of the FCO, although the Committee plans to concentrate on the following themes:

• The FCO’s property strategy, including the criteria used by the FCO in decisions aimed at deriving savings from its estate, including offices, Residences and residential accommodation; the extent to which the overseas estate meets the FCO’s requirements and those of its staff, as well as those of the Government more generally; and the “One HMG Overseas” initiative.
• The FCO’s engagement with British nationals overseas and with the wider public through digital means (such as Twitter and ministerial blogs)
  

Further information

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