§ Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance is provided by the consular department to British nationals in difficulty as a result of acting as mercenaries abroad.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMercenaries are treated in the same way as any other British citizen requiring assistance from our consular offices abroad. Assistance would usually be limited to helping them to return to the United Kingdom at their own expense.
§ Mr. ConwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the instances and countries in which consular advice or assistance has been given to mercenary soldiers.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMercenaries are not specifically identified in Foreign and Commonwealth Office records of consular assistance given to British nationals.
In seeking consular assistance mercenaries do not necessarily identify themselves as such.