Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2023 to Question 1027 on Military Attachés, if he will publish an updated list of countries without a resident UK Defence Attache.
Answered by James Heappey
The Global Defence Network (GDN) utilises Resident and Non-Resident Defence Attachés (DA), who engage in Defence diplomacy in over three-quarters of the world’s nations. The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK DA is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility.
Country (NRA) | Location of DA |
Angola | Mozambique - Maputo |
Anguilla (British overseas territory) | Jamaica - Kingston |
Antigua & Barbuda | Jamaica - Kingston |
Armenia | Georgia – Tbilisi |
Azerbaijan | Georgia – Tbilisi |
Bahamas | Jamaica - Kingston |
Barbados | Jamaica - Kingston |
Belarus | Ukraine – Kyiv |
Belize | Jamaica - Kingston |
Benin | Accra - Ghana |
Bermuda (British overseas territory) | USA – Washington DC |
Botswana | Harare - Zimbabwe |
British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory) | Jamaica - Kingston |
Burkina Faso | Ghana - Accra |
Burundi | Uganda – Kampala |
Cambodia | (In process of transferring to) Vietnam - Hanoi |
Cayman Islands (British overseas territory) | Jamaica – Kingston |
Chad | Cameroon - Yaoundé |
Cuba | Mexico – Mexico City |
Djibouti | Ethiopia – Addis Ababa |
Dominica | Jamaica - Kingston |
Dominican Republic | Jamaica - Kingston |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kampala - Uganda |
Eritrea | Sana’a - Yemen (temporarily relocated to Riyadh) |
Ecuador | Bogota - Colombia |
Grenada | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guinea | Sierra Leone – Freetown |
Guyana | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guatemala | Mexico – Mexico City |
Guinea-Bissau | Senegal - Dakar |
Haiti | Jamaica - Kingston |
Hungary | Croatia - Zagreb |
Iceland | Norway - Oslo |
Ivory Coast | Ghana – Accra |
Khartoum | Egypt - Cairo |
Kosovo | Macedonia - Skopje |
Kyrgyzstan | Kazakhstan – Astana |
Laos | (in process of transferring to) Vietnam - Hanoi |
Lesotho | South Africa - Pretoria |
Liberia | Sierra Leone - Freetown |
Luxembourg | Belgium - Brussels |
Malawi | Zimbabwe – Harare |
Mali | Senegal - Dakar |
Malta | Rome - Italy |
Mauritania | Morocco – Rabat |
Monaco | France – Paris |
Mongolia | Japan – Tokyo |
Myanmar | Thailand - Bangkok |
Montserrat (British overseas territory) | Jamaica - Kingston |
Namibia | South Africa – Pretoria |
Niger | Cameroon – Yaoundé |
Papua New Guinea | Australia – Canberra |
Paraguay | Argentina – Buenos Aires |
Peru | Colombia - Bogota |
Rwanda | Uganda – Kampala |
Seychelles | Kenya - Nairobi |
St Kitts & Nevis | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Lucia | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Vincent | Jamaica - Kingston |
Slovakia | Czech Rep - Prague |
Slovenia | Austria – Vienna |
South Sudan | Addis Ababa – Ethiopia |
Switzerland | Vienna - Austria |
Syria | Lebanon - Beirut |
Tajikistan | Kazakhstan – Astana |
Tanzania | Kenya – Nairobi |
The Gambia | Senegal - Dakar |
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Indonesia - Jakarta |
Togo | Ghana – Accra |
Tonga | Fiji – Suva |
Trinidad & Tobago | Jamaica - Kingston |
Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan - Tashkent |
Turks & Caicos Islands (British overseas territory) | Jamaica - Kingston |
Uruguay | Argentina - Buenos Aires |
Vanuatu | Fiji – Suva |
Venezuela | Bogota - Colombia |
Zambia | Zimbabwe - Harare |
Supported by MOD from in the UK |
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Cape Verdi Islands |
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Congo |
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Gabon |
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Panama |
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Puerto Rica |
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Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries do not have a resident UK Defence Attache.
Answered by James Heappey
The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attaché (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world’s regions.
Country (NRA) | Location of DA |
Angola | Pretoria – South Africa |
Anguilla | Jamaica - Kingston |
Antigua & Barbua | Jamaica - Kingston |
Armenia | Georgia – Tbilisi |
Azerbaijan | Georgia – Tbilisi |
Bahamas | Jamaica - Kingston |
Barbados | Jamaica - Kingston |
Belarus | Ukraine – Kyiv |
Belize | Jamaica - Kingston |
Benin | Accra - Ghana |
Bermuda | USA – Washington DC |
Bolivia | UK – London |
Botswana | Harare - Zimbabwe |
British Virgin Islands | Jamaica - Kingston |
Burkina Faso | Ghana - Accra |
Burundi | Uganda – Kampala |
Cambodia | Singapore |
Cape Verde Islands | UK-London |
Cayman Islands | Jamaica – Kingston |
Congo | UK - London |
Cuba | Mexico – Mexico City |
Djibouti | Ethiopia – Addis Ababa |
Dominica Dominican Republic | Jamaica - Kingston |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kampala - Uganda |
Eritrea | Sana’a - Yemen |
Ecuador | Bogota - Colombia |
Gabon | London |
Grenada | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guinea | Sierra Leone – Freetown |
Guyana | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guatemala | Mexico – Mexico City |
Guinea-Bissau | Senegal - Dakar |
Haiti | Jamaica - Kingston |
Hungary | Croatia - Zagreb |
Iceland | Norway - Oslo |
Ivory Coast | Ghana – Accra |
Khartoum | Egypt - Cairo |
Kosovo | Macedonia - Skopje |
Kyrgyzstan | Kazakhstan – Astana |
Lesotho | South Africa - Pretoria |
Liberia | Sierra Leone - Freetown |
Libya | Libya - Tripoli |
Malawi | Zimbabwe – Harare |
Malta | Rome |
Mauritania | Morocco – Rabat |
Monaco | France – Paris |
Mongolia | Japan – Tokyo |
Montenegro | Tirana – Albania |
Myanmar | Singapore (BDS SEA) |
Montserrat | Jamaica - Kingston |
Mozambique | South Africa – Pretoria |
Panama City | Puerto Rico |
Namibia | South Africa – Pretoria |
Niger | Mali - Bamako |
Papua New Guinea | Australia – Canberra |
Paraguay | Argentina – Buenos Aires |
Peru | Colombia - Bogota |
Rwanda | Uganda – Kampala |
Seychelles | Kenya - Nairobi |
St Kitts & Nevis | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Lucia | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Vincent | Jamaica - Kingston |
Slovakia | Czech Rep - Prague |
Slovenia | Austria – Vienna |
South Sudan | Addis Ababa – Ethiopia |
Switzerland | Vienna - Austria |
Syria | Lebanon |
Tajikistan | Kazakhstan – Astana |
Tanzania | Kenya – Nairobi |
The Gambia | Senegal - Dakar |
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Indonesia - Jakarta |
Togo | Ghana – Accra |
Tonga | Fiji – Suva |
Trinidad & Tobago | Jamaica - Kingston |
Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan - Tashkent |
Turks & Caicos Islands | Jamaica - Kingston |
Uruguay | Argentina - Buenos Aires |
Vanuatu | Fiji – Suva |
Venezuela | Bogota - Colombia |
Zambia | Zimbabwe - Harare |
Asked by: Fabian Hamilton (Labour - Leeds North East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of migration of people from Cuba to the US in 2022.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
We are aware that increasing numbers of Cuban nationals are migrating from Cuba to countries in the region, including to the US. The UK opposes the US embargo against Cuba, which continues to damage Cuba's economy. We consistently vote in support of the annual United Nations General Assembly Resolution calling for an end to the embargo.
Many Cuban migrants travel through Mexico to reach the US. Our Embassy in Mexico City monitors the cross-border migration situation closely. British Embassy officials visit migration shelters on Mexico's southern and northern borders and remain in close contact with Mexican authorities.
Asked by: Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the US Administration to end the economic blockade on Cuba.
Answered by Wendy Morton
The UK opposes the US embargo against Cuba. We consistently vote in support of the annual United Nations General Assembly Resolution calling for an end to the embargo. The UK considers unilateral secondary sanctions, such as the activation of Titles III and IV of the Helms Burton Act, to be contrary to international law. We have made our position on this clear, and regularly engage US officials on this issue through our Embassy in Washington, as well as with the US Embassies in Havana and London. Most recently, officials in the Latin America Department raised this with the US State Department on 11 August.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America following (1) the concerns that government have expressed about the Cuban leadership’s “calls to combat”, and (2) the US President's statement that he stands with the Cuban people.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK and US regularly discuss our perspectives on Latin America, including Cuba. We agree with the US that the protestors' concerns need to be heard, and their right to protest peacefully needs to respected. Like the US, we have been clear in calling for calm and restraint. We will continue to discuss Cuba with the US and other partners, including our opposition to the US embargo, which we consider to be counterproductive.
Asked by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his US counterpart to encourage the normalisation of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba.
Answered by Wendy Morton
We regularly discuss a range of issues of mutual interest, including Cuba, with our US counterparts, and this will continue with the new US administration. The United Kingdom has repeatedly made clear that it opposes the US embargo against Cuba, which we see as counterproductive. The UK considers the extraterritorial effects of the embargo, in particular those stemming from the activation of Titles III and IV of the Helms Burton Act, to be illegal under international law. We look forward to discussing the situation in Cuba with the new US Administration, and sharing thoughts on the positive developments in the UK's relationship with Cuba in recent years.
Asked by: Jim Cunningham (Labour - Coventry South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his counterparts in the US Administration on the US trade embargo of Cuba.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The UK position on this matter is long-standing and well-known to the US Administration. We believe it diminishes the prospect for positive change in Cuba and we consider it to be counter-productive and damaging, including to UK interests. It is right that the UK has again voted in support of the Cuban resolution at this year's UN General Assembly on 1 November.
Asked by: Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries hosted a British Council office and staff in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1) In 1990, as stated in the 1989-1990 Annual report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
* Details were correct as at 1 September 1990.
Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bahrain |
Bangladesh | Belgium | Botswana | Brazil | Brunei |
Bulgaria | Burma | Cameroon | Canada | Chile |
China | Colombia | Cote d'Ivoire | Cyprus | Czechoslovakia |
Denmark | East Jerusalem | Ecuador | Egypt | Ethiopia |
Finland | France | Germany, Federal Republic of | Ghana | Greece |
Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Indonesia | Iraq |
Ireland, Republic of | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan |
Jordan | Kenya | Korea | Kuwait | Lesotho |
Malawi | Malta | Mauritius | Mexico | Morocco |
Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand |
Nigeria | Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Peru |
Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania |
Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Singapore | South Africa |
South Pacific | Soviet Union | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan |
Swaziland | Sweden | Tanzania | Thailand | Tunisia |
Turkey | Uganda | United Arab Emirates | USA | Venezuela |
Yemen, Republic of | Yugoslavia | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
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(2) In 2000, as stated in the 1999-2000 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
*Details are correct as at 31 March 2000.
Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria |
Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania |
Bangladesh | Belarus | Belgium | Luxembourg | Bolivia |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Sâo Paulo | Brunei |
Bulgaria | Burma (Myanmar) | Cameroon | Canada | Chile |
China | Colombia | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus |
Czech Republic | Denmark | East Jerusalem (West Bank and Gaza) | Ecuador | Egypt |
Eritrea | Ethiopia | Finland | France | Georgia |
Germany | Ghana | Greece | Hungary | India |
Indonesia | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica |
Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea |
Kuwait | Lebanon | Lesotho | Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of | Malawi |
Malaysia | Malta | Mauritius | Mexico | Morocco |
Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand |
Nigeria | Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Peru |
Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania |
Russia | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Singapore |
Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka |
Sudan | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria |
Tanzania | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey |
Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | USA | Uzbekistan |
Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen | Yugoslavia | Zambia |
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(3) In 2010, as stated in the 2009-10 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
*Details were correct as at 31 March 2010.
Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Armenia |
Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh |
Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Bulgaria |
Burma | Cameroon | Canada | Chile | China |
Colombia | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech republic |
Denmark | Egypt | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia |
Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Ghana |
Greece | Hungary | India | Indonesia | Iraq |
Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan |
Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea, Republic of | Kosovo |
Kuwait | Latvia | Lebanon | Libya | Lithuania |
Macedonia | Malawi | Malaysia | Malta | Mauritius |
Mexico | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia |
Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway |
Oman | Pakistan | Palestinian Territories | Philippines | Poland |
Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Russia | Saudi Arabia |
Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia |
Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan |
Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Taipei | Tanzania |
Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda |
Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States of America | Uzbekistan |
Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
(4) In 2015, as stated in the 2014-15 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
*Details were correct as at 31 March 2015.
Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Armenia |
Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh |
Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Bulgaria |
Burma | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia |
Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Egypt |
Estonia | Ethiopia | France | Georgia | Germany |
Ghana | Greece | Hungary | India | Indonesia |
Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica |
Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea, Republic of |
Kosovo | Kuwait | Latvia | Lebanon | Libya |
Lithuania | Macedonia | Malawi | Malaysia | Malta |
Mauritius | Mexico | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique |
Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria |
Occupied Palestinian Territories | Oman | Pakistan | Peru | Philippines |
Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Russia |
Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone |
Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | South Sudan |
Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Switzerland | Taiwan |
Tanzania | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey |
Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen |
Zambia | Zimbabwe |
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