United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 108273
Diplomatic Service: Reviews
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23 October 2020
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6 November 2020 · Answer
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6 November 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last formally reviewed the effectiveness of its use of diplomatic protection; and what were the key findings of that review.
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23 October 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last formally reviewed the effectiveness of its use of diplomatic protection; and what were the key findings of that review.
Source: Commons
6 November 2020
Answer
We exercise diplomatic protection very rarely and at the discretion of the Foreign Secretary. While this elevates a case to a formal State-to-State issue, it does not dictate any particular form of diplomatic or legal action. Whether diplomatic protection...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-23/108273
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1246567
- uk · wq-1246567 · source updated 6 November 2020