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Ministers: Travel

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2025UIN 57253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to Ministers of undertaking personal foreign travel without a security detail; what guidance he has provided to Ministers o

Answered by Catherine West

It is the Government's long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on matters of protective security. To do so could compromise the integrity of those arrangements and affect the security of the individuals concerned.

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