§ Mr. DavidsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how he defines an intervention in Irish public and political affairs in 645W connection with the referendum on the Nice Treaty, with reference to the requirements of Her Majesty's Ambassador and embassy staff. [84662]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe duty imposed upon diplomats by Article 41(1) of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is not to interfere in the internal affairs of the receiving state. This duty is not further denned in international or UK domestic law.