Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 13 November 2025.
Andrew Rosindell
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85119 on Malta: Politics and Government, whether she plans to (a) review the sovereign status of the Sovereign Order of Malta and (b) establish formal diplomatic relations with that entity.
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 4 November to question 85119.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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