Question follow-through · 11316

China: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 8831 on China and Hong Kong, what steps he plans to take to ensure that British-born children of British nationals with

answeredChris LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
4 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2024 to Question 8831 on China and Hong Kong, what steps he plans to take to ensure that British-born children of British nationals with

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The FCDO provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. In some cases, British Nationals of Hong Kong or Chinese descent may be considered Chinese by the Chinese authorities meaning the consular assistance we can provide may be limited. As per ...

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