§ 44. Mr. LANSBURYasked the Secretary of. State for Foreign Affairs how many members of the United States of America, German, Russian, French and Italian Embassies, respectively, in London enjoy diplomatic immunity; and how many British nationals in the United States, America, Germany, Russia, France and Italy enjoy diplomatic immunity?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINTwo categories of persons enjoy diplomatic immunity—the official staff of a diplomatic 1607 Mission, and the household staff of the head of the Mission. If the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will publish the figures for which he asks with this answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures referred to:
§ The numbers under each category in the case of the United States, German, Soviet Union, French and Italian Missions in London are as follow:
| Official Staff. | Household Staff. | |
| United States Embassy | 48 | 21 |
| German Embassy | 35 | 7 |
| Soviet Mission | 23 | 17 |
| French Embassy | 34 | 13 |
| Italian Embassy | 15 | 15 |
§ The numbers of the official staffs of the British Missions enjoying diplomatic immunity in the countries in question are:
| United States | 26 |
| Germany | 21 |
| Soviet Union | 10 |
| France | 24 |
| Italy | 19 |
§ I have no information as to the numbers of the households of the heads of these Missions.