§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has on which countries exclude their Roman Catholic diplomats from the position of their representative to the Holy See.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryWe have no such information.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the reasons for his Department's policy of excluding Roman Catholic diplomats from appointment as Her Majesty's ambassador to the Holy See.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThere is no such policy.