Question follow-through · 15718

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14622 on Alaa Abd El-Fattah, whether the Prime Minister made representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the case of

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
27 Nov 2024
Answer
10 Dec 2024 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14622 on Alaa Abd El-Fattah, whether the Prime Minister made representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the case of

  2. 27 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government. The Prime Minister did not raise the case with President Sisi at the G20 summit...

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