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 2015 (HL3958), whether, and to what extent, the change in the administration of the Wayne’s Keep service and their lack of representation at the Girne Remembrance Sunday services is the result of diplomatic concessions.

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.