Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department had any discussions with US counterparts regarding reports that a US diplomat suspected of possessing indecent images of children was removed from the UK before police questioning could take place.

We expect all foreign diplomats in the UK to abide by our laws; in the same way we expect all UK diplomats to abide by local laws when posted overseas. The Metropolitan Police and US law enforcement are liaising regarding the investigation, and the Government remains in close contact with the US Embassy, including at Ministerial level. While a live US investigation is ongoing, we cannot comment any further.