Official Visits: Northern Ireland
(asked on 27th April 2023) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what were the policing costs for (1) the visit by President Biden to Northern Ireland, and (2) the Agreement 25 Conference at Queen’s University, Belfast; and whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland will be reimbursed.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 15th May 2023
President Biden visited the UK as a Guest of Government. It is long-standing policy not to comment on protective security arrangements. To do so could compromise the integrity of those arrangements and affect the security of the individuals concerned.