§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why Sir Dawda Jawara was not given the title "President" in references to him by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until the expiry of his elected term of office in 1997, in conformity with the Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 12 January 1998 (WA 126); on what date this new practice was adopted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and how it is to be applied in the case of a deposed head of state who is President for Life, or a monarch. [HL176]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanThere is no set practice for the way in which deposed heads of state are addressed.