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Written question asked by Viscount Waverley (Crossbench) on Thursday, 21 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 May 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 April 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Diplomatic Service: Arabic

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK Heads of Mission in Arabic-speaking countries speak Arabic.

Answer

In the Middle East and North Africa region approximately 95 per cent of our Heads of Mission speak Arabic or other local languages (e.g. French or Hebrew).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7839
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Diplomatic service Arabic
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk