Diplomatic Immunity
Commons · Question 20632 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Special Mission Immunity certificates have been (a) applied for by and (b) granted to each state since 4 March 2013.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 14 Jan 2025
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 ...