The missions referred to in my answer to the right hon. Member on 10 December 2007, Official Report, column 158W are as follows:
Post name Country Status Posts opened 2000-01 Tripoli Libya British Embassy 2001-02 Kabul Afghanistan British Embassy 2001-02 Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea British Embassy 2001-02 Dushanbe Tajikistan British Embassy 2002-03 Chisinau Moldova British Embassy 2002-03 Dili1 East Timor British Embassy 2004-05 Baghdad Iraq British Embassy 1997-98 BanjaLuka Bosnia and Herzegovina British Embassy Office 2004-05 Basra Iraq British Embassy Office 2004-05 Kirkuk Iraq British Embassy Office 2006-07 Almaty2 Kazakhstan British Embassy Office 1999-2000 Pristina Kosovo (Serbia) British Office 1999-2000 Chongqing China British Consulate General 1999-2000 Gothenburg Sweden British Consulate General 2000-01 Conakry Guinea British Consulate 2000-01 Bamako1 Mali British Consulate 2000-01 Port-au-Prince Haiti British Consulate 2000-01 Denver USA British Consulate Posts upgraded to embassies 2001-02 Asmara Eritrea British Embassy 2001-02 Bamako1 Mali British Embassy 2002-03 Conakry Guinea British Embassy 1 Posts opened and closed during this period. 2 Office left in place after embassy relocation to Astana. Note: Year—April to March
The size and role of British embassies and high commissions differ from post to post, but most are comprised of the following Sections: Consular, Visa, Commercial, Political/Press and Public Affairs, and Management. A British embassy office is a subsidiary of the embassy.
Consulates and Consulate Generals are subordinate posts which carry out a range of functions mainly comprising of Consular, Commercial and Visa work.
The British Office in Pristina is responsible for managing the UK’s relationships with the UN Mission in Kosovo, the Provisional Institutions of Self-government and other local actors.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to manage our overseas network to reflect changing demands and challenges, ensuring that our resources are aligned with our priorities, and that the UK has a cost-effective and flexible network of overseas representation. We will continue to adjust our estate assets in individual countries to meet our operational needs.