Asked by: Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat - Wokingham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on the future of the .io country code top-level domain.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign Secretary has not had any discussions with his Mauritian counterpart on the future of the .io country code top-level domain. The Government does not have any role in the management of the .io country code top-level domain. Decisions regarding the management of country code top-level domains are a matter for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
Asked by: Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat - Wokingham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will review the privileges granted to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office under the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996.
Answered by Catherine West
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 provides the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office with certain privileges and immunities in line with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations for the purposes of furthering economic and trade interests. There are no current plans to replace this legislation.