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HL HL13580
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK diplomats are accredited to (1) the Russian Federation, (2) the People's Republic of China, and (3) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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14 January 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK diplomats are accredited to (1) the Russian Federation, (2) the People's Republic of China, and (3) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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23 January 2026
Answer
The number of accredited diplomats to the UK at these three embassies are: 1) Russia – 30; 2) China – 143 and 3) Iran - 15. This information is publicly available on the London Diplomatic List at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-embassi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-14/HL13580
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1871756
- uk · wq-1871756 · source updated 23 January 2026