Question follow-through · 8070

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the release of unlawfully detained British nationals abroad.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 8 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 10 Oct 2024
Answer: 15 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the release of unlawfully detained British nationals abroad.
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Oct 2024
Answer published
FCDO consular staff are currently providing consular assistance in over 1600 cases relating to arrest or detention abroad. The UK Government cannot interfere in judicial proceedings in other countries. However, with the consent of the individual we will r...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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