§ 38. Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many consuls and honorary consuls are resident in Northern Ireland; which countries they represent; and when each country was first diplomatically represented in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. WhitneyThere are 16 consular officers and honorary consular officers resident in Northern Ireland. They represent the following countries:
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Year At Ballymena Federal Republic of Germany since *1976 At Belfast Belgium 1931
Year Denmark †1859 France 1947 Greece †1859 Iceland 1980 Italy 1956 Netherlands †1859 Norway 1907 Portugal 1864 Spain †1859 Sweden †1859 Switzerland 1970 Turkey †1859 United States of America †1859 At Londonderry Norway since 1907 Portugal 1864 * But formerly in Belfast since 1956. † Or earlier. At Belfast, the same honorary consular officer represents both Denmark and Sweden, and another represents both Greece and Norway.
In Londonderry, the same honorary consular officer represents both Norway and Portugal.