Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Astor of Hever on 2 December 2014 (HL3199) and 20 January (HL3958), why, and since when, they have transferred the administration of the Remembrance Sunday events at Wayne’s Keep in Cyprus to UNFICYP; why family members of those who died during the Cyprus Emergency were not invited, or their attendance facilitated; and why they do not support the accessible Memorial Service at the British Cemetery in Girne where family members and regimental representatives are able to be present.

There has been no change in the administration of the United Nations service of Remembrance at Wayne's Keep in Nicosia, which continues to be organised by the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). As Wayne's Keep is located in the UN Buffer Zone, UNFICYP makes the arrangements so that relatives and guests can visit the cemetery. It remains a matter for UNFICYP to determine the guest list for the annual United Nations Remembrance Sunday Service. The British Government continues to commemorate all UK Service personnel killed in Cyprus at this event.