HL Deb 08 February 1978 vol 388 cc1162-3WA
Lord O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish a list of all institutions and organisations to which the United Kingdom accords privileges and immunities.

Lord GORONWY-ROBERTS

The diplomatic missions and international organisations with offices in the United Kingdom to which privileges and immunities are accorded in varying degrees are set out in theLondon Diplomatic List, a quarterly publication which is in your Lordships' Library. In addition, certain limited privileges and immunities are accorded to 488 consular and quasi-consular missions of foreign and Commonwealth countries in the United Kingdom.

The following international organisations which do not have offices in the United Kingdom are also accorded privileges and immunities in varying degrees:

  • The African Development Fund,
  • The Asian Development Bank,
  • The Caribbean Development Bank,
  • The Central Treaty Organisation,
  • The Customs Co-operation Council,
  • The European Commission of Human Rights,
  • The European Court of Human Rights,
  • The European Space Agency (formerly European Space Research Organisation and European Launcher Development Organisation),
  • The Food and Agriculture Organisation,
  • The Interim Commission for the International Trade Organisation,
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency,
  • The International Centre for settlement of Investment Disputes,
  • The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
  • The International Court of Justice,
  • The International Development Association,
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  • The International Monetary Fund,
  • The International Telecommunications Union,
  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
  • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation,
  • The Universal Postal Union,
  • The World Meteorological Association.