Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Greek counterpart on the (a) use and (b) effect on British victims of crime of the Paraskevopoulous law in that country.

We are concerned by the effect this law may have on British victims of crime in Greece. The British Ambassador to Athens has discussed the Paraskevopoulos law with Greek Ministers, who have agreed to look into our concerns. British nationals make over 3 million visits to Greece every year. Most visits are trouble-free. We keep our Travel Advice under regular review.