Diplomatic Immunity
Commons · Question 16503 · Tabled 27 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has granted any Special Mission Immunity certificates to any (a) visitor or (b) prospective visitor since 1 January 2024.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 11 Dec 2024
Government officials from any country can apply for and be granted special mission certificates as part of official visits to the UK. As set out in a Written Ministerial Statement by the former Foreign Secretary dated 4 March 2013, a special mission is a ...