Question follow-through · 5527
China and Hong Kong: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China who do not have access to consular protection.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 12 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 7 Oct 2024 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Hong Kong: British Nationality · 14 Oct 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China who do not have access to consular protection.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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7 Oct 2024
Answer published
The FCDO and our embassies, high commissions and consulates worldwide provide consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes BN(O)s who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third countries,...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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