HC Deb 10 May 1978 vol 949 c519W
Mr. Brotherton

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many citizens of the Soviet Union are residing in the United Kingdom with diplomatic immunity in the latest year for which figures are available; and how this position compares with that in the previous year.

Mr. Tomlinson

As at 5th May 1978, there were 93 members of the Soviet Embassy and a total of 172 dependants, with diplomatic immunity notified to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

As the number of home-based members of the Soviet Embassy has not changed in the last year, the figure for dependants will also have remained basically the same.