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Lord Bellingham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 May 2025

Debate

Uncollected Financial Penalties

Contribution

My Lords, is the Minister aware that embassies across London owe a total of nearly £150 million in unpaid fines and charges? Obviously, under the Vienna convention, embassies are exempt from taxes but not from these fines and charges. What will the Government do about it?

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