Question follow-through · 23137
British Nationals Abroad: Red Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals in countries bordering the Red Sea.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 10 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals in countries bordering the Red Sea.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not hold this information; the UK Government does not require British nationals to register with the nearest British Embassy or Consulate when overseas.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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