Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many countries have diplomatic representation in the UK.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office publishes details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-embassies-in-the-uk.

This page includes the London Diplomatic List (LDL), which contains details of all embassies and high commissions, as well as the names of heads of mission and other diplomatic agents appointed in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

The LDL lists 171 diplomatic missions with their permanent seat in the UK; and 17 non-resident diplomatic missions.