Question follow-through · 28482
Palestine: Diplomatic Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what instructions has he given to the Foreign Office for the accreditation of diplomats to the Palestinian embassy.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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- USA: Diplomatic Service · 15 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what instructions has he given to the Foreign Office for the accreditation of diplomats to the Palestinian embassy.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Sept 2026
Answer published
The UK follows the standard diplomatic process of agrément and presentation of credentials of foreign ambassadors, and the appointment of diplomatic staff, as set out in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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USA: Diplomatic Service
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the US Government sought a waiver of immunity regarding the removal of a US Embassy employee from the UK by US authorities.