§ Lord Wallace of Saltaireasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many United Kingdom diplomatic missions abroad now share facilities with missions of other states or international institutions. [HL940]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)At present there are 11 UK missions which share facilities with the missions of other states or international organisations.
§ Lord Wallace of Saltaireasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they plan to extend the sharing of facilities in United Kingdom diplomatic missions abroad; and which facilities and which partners they consider most suitable for further potential cooperation or integration. [HL942]
§ Baroness AmosWhenever the FCO needs to relocate our offices overseas or open new missions, we will investigate the possibilities of, and consider any practicable proposals for, sharing offices or staff amenities with suitable partners where there would be no compromise to our own efficiency or security. Such co-location may vary from the use of a single office by a partner on a part-time basis to the joint occupation of a complete building by several partners. Our current co-location projects are all with EU partners and the European Commission.