Written statement to Parliament
Parking fines incurred by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the UK
Foreign Office Minister has made a statement on parking fines incurred by Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the UK 2013.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Mark Simmonds has updated Parliament on the value of unpaid parking fines and Congestion Charge debt incurred by diplomatic missions and international organisations in London since its introduction in February 2003 until 31 December 2013 as advised by Transport for London was £75,364,182. The table below shows those diplomatic missions and international organisations with outstanding fines of £100,000 or more.
| COUNTRY | NUMBER OF FINES | TOTAL OUTSTANDING |
| Embassy of the United States of America | 70,637 | £ 8,172,245 |
| Embassy of Japan | 48,520 | £ 5,623,040 |
| Embassy of the Russian Federation | 44,145 | £ 5,123,450 |
| High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | 39,604 | £ 4,552,745 |
| Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany | 34,051 | £ 3,928,680 |
| Office of the High Commissioner for India | 28,069 | £ 3,316,770 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Poland | 23,170 | £ 2,725,275 |
| Office of the High Commissioner for Ghana | 21,156 | £ 2,488,300 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Sudan | 20,307 | £ 2,282,505 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan | 15,757 | £ 1,868,295 |
| Kenya High Commission | 16,210 | £ 1,844,695 |
| Embassy of France | 13,995 | £ 1,622,925 |
| Embassy of Spain | 13,691 | £ 1,607,095 |
| Embassy of the People’s Republic of China | 11,828 | £ 1,413,145 |
| High Commission for the United Republic of Tanzania | 12,230 | £ 1,377,930 |
| Embassy of Romania | 11,522 | £ 1,341,630 |
| Embassy of Greece | 10,960 | £ 1,282,487 |
| Embassy of Ukraine | 10,968 | £ 1,275,605 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Korea | 10,504 | £ 1,248,525 |
| High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan | 10,383 | £ 1,239,420 |
| South African High Commission | 9,686 | £ 1,099,420 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Cuba | 8,857 | £ 1,048,180 |
| People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria | 9,170 | £ 1,038,645 |
| Sierra Leone High Commission | 8,960 | £ 1,005,090 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Cyprus | 7,287 | £ 858,720 |
| Embassy of Hungary | 7,326 | £ 855,195 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria | 6,171 | £ 707,015 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Yemen | 5,998 | £ 695,560 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Zambia | 6,007 | £ 689,095 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Belarus | 5,227 | £ 605,670 |
| Embassy of the Slovak Republic | 5,165 | £ 598,810 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Cameroon | 4,828 | £ 549,855 |
| High Commission of the Republic of Malawi | 4,239 | £ 489,195 |
| Botswana High Commission | 3,998 | £ 468,605 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe | 4,271 | £ 467,985 |
| Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | 4,144 | £ 466,965 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Namibia | 4,016 | £ 450,285 |
| Kingdom of Swaziland High Commission | 3,959 | £ 442,695 |
| High Commission for the Republic of Mozambique | 3,773 | £ 430,385 |
| Embassy of Austria | 3,484 | £ 408,430 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea | 3,569 | £ 406,060 |
| Mauritius High Commission | 3,449 | £ 393,895 |
| Embassy of the Czech Republic | 3,335 | £ 383,710 |
| Malta High Commission | 3,087 | £ 360,225 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire | 3,139 | £ 354,325 |
| Embassy of Belgium | 2,960 | £ 346,220 |
| High Commission of the Kingdom of Lesotho | 3,050 | £ 343,585 |
| Uganda High Commission | 2,896 | £ 335,015 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania | 2,806 | £ 333,825 |
| Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | 2,799 | £ 330,875 |
| Royal Danish Embassy | 2,603 | £ 306,825 |
| Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 2,656 | £ 304,655 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Liberia | 2,516 | £ 294,400 |
| Jamaican High Commission | 2,165 | £ 249,285 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Guinea | 2,222 | £ 245,185 |
| Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt | 2,073 | £ 212,630 |
| Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,756 | £ 208,910 |
| Embassy of Portugal | 1,730 | £ 207,275 |
| Embassy of Finland | 1,719 | £ 200,640 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Latvia | 1,670 | £ 194,950 |
| Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 1,755 | £ 194,565 |
| Embassy of Luxembourg | 1,557 | £ 182,360 |
| Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia | 1,633 | £ 174,470 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Turkey | 1,528 | £ 169,065 |
| High Commission for Antigua & Barbuda | 1,399 | £ 161,375 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia | 1,238 | £ 147,560 |
| Embassy of Tunisia | 1,192 | £ 139,955 |
| High Commission of Sri Lanka | 1,079 | £ 129,505 |
| Embassy of the Republic of Estonia | 984 | £ 117,500 |
| Embassy of the Dominican Republic | 1,001 | £ 117,310 |
| Embassy of the State of Eritrea | 936 | £ 107,465 |
Figures for previous years are available in my written statement to the House on 11 July 2013, Official Report, column 32WS.
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Published 15 July 2014