Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 December 2010.

Diplomatic Missions: State Recognition

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Howell of Guildford on 23 November (WA 296), which of the criteria listed for recognition of a state are met by the Vatican City.

Answer: We have recognised the Vatican City State as a state as it meets all the normal criteria for recognition as a state as set out in the Written Answer by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Sainsbury, Official Report of 16 November 1989, col. 494.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 4856; 723 c208WA
Session: 2010-12
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