Harriett Baldwin corrected a written answer on Diplomatic Service: EU Countries

3 December 2018 · Commons written answer · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Helen Goodman (Labour, Bishop Auckland) asked written question 193410 on 20 November 2018. Harriett Baldwin answered on 26 November 2018 for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Harriett Baldwin corrected the answer on 3 December 2018. The figure 273 in the original became 274 in the correction, higher by 1. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether UK citizens may continue to seek consular and diplomatic protection from EU member states in countries where the UK is not represented after the UK leaves the EU.

Original and corrected answer

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The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of ~~273~~ posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a technical note on coordination on external security.	The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of 274 posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a technical note on coordination on external security.

Original

Corrected

The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of ~~273~~ posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a technical note on coordination on external security.

The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of 274 posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a technical note on coordination on external security.

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