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Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
Wednesday 10th July 2013

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Hylton Portrait Lord Hylton
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My Lords—

Lord Hill of Oareford Portrait The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Hill of Oareford)
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My Lords, it is actually the turn of the Cross Benches. Perhaps we may have a quick question and a quick answer.

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My Lords, surely we need direct contact. Will the Government seek assurances from the Iranians that if we sent in a chargé d’affaires, he would be properly protected? Fuller representation can wait until later.

Baroness Warsi Portrait Baroness Warsi
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I think that we are proposing official-to-official contact, possibly even in a third country, beforehand. That would be the normal course of events, not just in the case of Iran.

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