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Vietnam: Official Visits

Asked by Brendan O'HaraScottish National PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 86661

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department gave Special Mission Immunity to Mr Tô Lâm to allow him to travel to the UK in October 2025.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

No special immunity was given in this case.

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