To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times the Diplomatic Service Appeal Board has met in each of the last three years. (317080)

The Diplomatic Service Appeal Board (DSAB) has met four times since 2007 to consider the appeals of members of the Diplomatic Service dismissed from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). In addition, DSAB members have met each year since 2007 for an Annual General Meeting with the FCO's Director General for Change and Delivery and a senior manager from Human Resources.