§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which members of the(a) Government and (b) civil service are permitted to use accommodation at ambassadors' and high commissioners' official residencies when visiting overseas on (i) official and (ii) private business; and what rules and protocols govern use by (A) (a) and (b) and (B) their families. [167242]
§ Mr. Mike O'Brien[holding answer 22 April 2004]: For ministerial visits, a Head of Mission is normally expected to offer accommodation to a Minister and his or her Private Secretary. But local and individual circumstances will inevitably vary.
Officials and visitors on private business may be accommodated at the residence at the discretion of the Head of Mission.