§ Mr. Trotterasked the Lord Privy Seal which is the nearest British consular office to each of the consular offices which are to be closed; what is the distance involved
Post to be closed Nearest Consular Office Distance in miles Adelaide … … … Melbourne—Consulate-General … … … … 404 Basle … … … Zurich—Consulate-General … … … … 49 Berne—Embassy … … … … 42 Calais … … … Lille—Consulate-General … … … … 60 Innsbruck … … … Vienna—Embassy … … … … 250 Malmo … … … Stockholm—Embassy … … … … 221 Ostend … … … Brussels—Embassy … … … … 68 Palermo … … … Naples—Consulate-General … … … … 198 Philadelphia … … New York—Consulate-General … … … … 89 Rotterdam … … … Amsterdam—Consulate-General … … … … 40 Salvador … … … Recife—Honorary Consulate … … … … 403 St. Louis … … … Chicago—Consulate-General … … … … 259 Strasbourg … … … Lyon—Consulate-General … … … … 235 Tangier … … … Rabat—Embassy … … … … 132 Trieste … … … Venice—Consulate … … … … 70 Winnipeg … … … Edmonton (Alberta)—Consulate-Genera … … … … 739 We are considering the possibility of appointing honorary consuls in:
It is also possible that we may appoint an honourary consul in Adelaide although it is not the custom to provide consular assistance in Commonwealth countries. There will thus be limited consular facilities available in those cities and in Strasbourg, where some consular staff will be retained in the United Kingdom permanent delegation to the Council of Europe. Apart from these arrangements the nearest consular office is as set out above.
- Calais,
- Innsbruck,
- Tangier.