Question follow-through · 12877
Abduction: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead to discuss a case of international child abduction.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 12 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead to discuss a case of international child abduction.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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12 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government takes International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) very seriously. When a British child has been abducted, the FCDO's consular staff provide empathetic and practical support to those affected, including to signpost them to relevant partner...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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