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Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide more effective support through (a) embassies and (b) consulates to UK nationals during crises abroad.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 22 Jan 2025
Answer: 28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide more effective support through (a) embassies and (b) consulates to UK nationals during crises abroad.
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2025
Answer published
FCDO consular assistance is available 24/7, 365 days a year. We have improved the ability to expand our enquiry handling during a crisis through new digital telephony and AI tools.Whenever a major incident happens overseas and a crisis evolves that affect...

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