Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings, telephone calls, or formal or informal contacts UK High Commission staff stationed in South Africa had with Bell Pottinger inside or outside that country in 2016 and in 2017 to date.
The UK High Commission in South Africa were not involved in this work, nor were they consulted in advance. There was no contact between UK High Commission staff in South Africa and Bell Pottinger during the period 2016 to 2017 to date.