EU Ambassador to the UK: Diplomatic Status Debate

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Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

EU Ambassador to the UK: Diplomatic Status

Baroness Henig Excerpts
Monday 25th January 2021

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con)
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My Lords, I believe that the noble Lord has answered his own question, but, for the record, of course the Commonwealth does not have an ambassador. The Secretary-General is present here and the Commonwealth as an international organisation has a presence, but not in the manner of having an ambassador. Nor does any other international organisation have an ambassador to the United Kingdom. However, I stress that decisions about the EU and its representative voice, whether in the UK or elsewhere, are for the European Union—and of course, through various elements of the multilateral sphere, member states are represented, as is the European Union itself.

Baroness Henig Portrait The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Henig) (Lab)
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My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked.