Statement: Future Diplomatic Network
12 May 2011 (updated on 12 May 2011)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, made a statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 11 May on Britain’s future diplomatic network.
Contained in the statement were details of the Government's plans to expand Britian's dipolamatic network and to open, or re-open, embassies around the world.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs and find more current parliamentary material on International Affairs in the Topics section on the Parliament website.
- Video and audio: Future diplomatic network
- Commons Hansard: Future diplomatic network
- Topics: International Affairs
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