Question follow-through · 20383
Ryan Cornelius
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to raise the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's ruling that the United Arab Emirates has unlawfully detained Ryan Cornelius with th
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to raise the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's ruling that the United Arab Emirates has unlawfully detained Ryan Cornelius with th
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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6 Jan 2025
Answer published
The FCDO takes the opinions of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention seriously. We continue to provide consular assistance to Mr Cornelius and his case has been raised at senior levels, highlighting the Government's support for his appeal for clemen...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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