FCO spend on hiring private military and security companies
The amount FCO has spent on hiring Private Military and Security Companies separately in (a) Colombia (b) Afghanistan (c) Yemen (d) Libya (e…
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GOV.UK Published FOI Responses
12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Bonus and benefits paid to Wilton Park staff.
Details of bonus and benefits in kind paid to Wilton Park staff. FOI Ref 0298-12
Cost to British taxpayer of the trip to Burma undertaken by William Hague MP in January 2012
Cost to British taxpayer of the trip to Burma undertaken by William Hague MP in January 2012. FOI Ref 0019-12
Staff numbers and number of staff with disabilities
Number of staff currently directly employed by the department Number of staff known to have a disability currently directly employed by…
Money paid to people working at the British Embassy in Tripoli
Information on money the FCO paid out to people working at the British Embassy in Tripoli, to settle insurance claims after their insurer refused…
Ministerial visits
Records held of all ministerial visits completed between the election of the Coalition in May 2010 and December 2011. FOI Ref 0063-12
Number of recorded incidents of suspected forced marriage in 2011
The total number of recorded incidents of suspected forced marriage in 2011. FOI Ref 0031-12
Money given to the Cayman Islands by the UK Government over the past 5 years
Money given to the Cayman Islands by the UK Government over the past 5 years, including breakdown of payments. FOI Ref 0033-12
Spending on art
How much money the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has spent on art, in the last 5 years and how much was spent on average per art piece? FOI…
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 144 |
| 2015 | 192 |
| 2016 | 356 |
| 2017 | 329 |
| 2018 | 79 |
Top publishers
FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%