Question follow-through · 24914

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that British hostages released by Hamas are receiving (a) repatriation support, (b) medical treatment and (c) other appropriate support and ca

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
23 Jan 2025
Answer
27 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that British hostages released by Hamas are receiving (a) repatriation support, (b) medical treatment and (c) other appropriate support and ca

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    We stand ready to provide further support to British and British-linked hostages and their families and will continue to work closely with Israeli authorities in the coming weeks.British and British-linked individuals taken hostage by Hamas are also Israe...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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