Written question asked by David TC Davies (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 November 2005. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Friday, 2 December 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

British Embassies (Overnight Visitors)

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what system is in place to log (a) day and (b) overnight visitors to the British embassies in (i) France, (ii) Germany, (iii) Iran, (iv) Italy, (v) Russia, (vi) Saudi Arabia, (vii) North Korea, (viii) Zimbabwe and (ix) the US.

Answer

The embassies in these countries log all official visitors by the following means:

	Logs
France	Security Office Log Book used day and night
Germany	Logging-in form during the day, log Book at night
Iran	Log Book used day and night for all official visitors
Italy	Logging-in form used day and night for all official visitors
Russia	All official visitors logged in and out electronically
Saudi Arabia	All official visitors logged in and out electronically
North Korea	Log Book operated at front gate on behalf of UK, German and Swedish embassies (shared premises) for all official visitors
Zimbabwe	Log Book used for all official visitors
USA	Log Books used for all official visitors

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c871W;440 c871W; 32742
Session: 2005-06
Related items: British Embassies (Overnight Visitors)
Monday, 19 December 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Access Embassies Official visits
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk