Question follow-through · 58072

Embassies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of diplomatic premises in the UK to (a) monitor and (b) intimidate members of diaspora communities; and what safeguards are in place to preve

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 6 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 10 Jun 2025
Answer: 16 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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6 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of diplomatic premises in the UK to (a) monitor and (b) intimidate members of diaspora communities; and what safeguards are in place to preve
10 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2025
Answer published
Diplomatic activity in the UK is governed through the principles of the Vienna Conventions which allows for legitimate diplomatic activity. Where we find evidence of any activity that goes beyond what is accredited for, this could invalidate the accredita...

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