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Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Thursday, 24 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by Vicky Ford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Julian Assange

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role her Department had in Operation Pelican; how many staff of her Department were assigned to work relating to that operation; and what the total cost of her Department's work on that operation was.

Answer

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given in PQ 136677 by the Minister for Crime and Policing on 18 March 2022. Operation Pelican was led by the Metropolitan Police. No Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials were directly assigned to work on Operation Pelican. During this time, officials in the FCDO continued to manage the diplomatic relationship between the UK and Ecuador.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146726
Session
2021-22
Related items
Julian Assange
Friday, 18 March 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Costs Staff Assange, Julian Ecuadorian Embassy Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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