Diplomatic Missions: Parking Fines

Lord Wright of Richmond Excerpts

Wednesday 21st October 2015 Lords Chamber

[The Earl of Courtown]

I could not agree more with the noble Lord, Lord West. I was wondering what the sting in the tail would be. As we joked beforehand, he was going to suggest that we tab No. 10.

[Lord Wright of Richmond (CB)]

My Lords, will the noble Earl please tell the House whether there are parking or other fines which other people have tried to charge us for, for instance in New York, and do we pay them or not?

[The Earl of Courtown]

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Wright of Richmond, is very aware, our staff from his old department, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, pay their fines and abide by the regulations as much as they can.