§ The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)Most diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom meet their obligations and pay the National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) requested from them. However, as at 31 July 2003 the following missions owed over £10,000 in respect of NNDR:
Country Amount Bulgaria £143,346.09 Iran £104,943.24 Algeria £47,022.74 Sierra Leone £43,320.65 Mozambique £32,301.67 Cameroon £30,109.53 Uganda £27,801.89 Syria £24,750.48 Bangladesh £23,356.44 Zimbabwe £21,016.08 Zambia £19,276.56 Cote D'Ivoire £16,392.46 Malawi £12,606.03 Cuba £12,349.06 Total £558,592.92 Eleven additional Diplomatic Missions who owe £10,000 or more in respect of national non-domestic rates have made arrangements with the Valuation Office Agency to clear their outstanding debts and have not been included in this list. The total amount outstanding from all missions, including these additional diplomatic missions, is approximately £960,394.45.