Question follow-through · 30489
Hamas: Hostage Taking
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the International Committee of the Red Cross on its role in hostage handovers conducted by Hamas.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the International Committee of the Red Cross on its role in hostage handovers conducted by Hamas.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2025
Answer published
We are in regular contact with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) which is facilitating the handover of hostages and the delivery of aid into Gaza. The UK reaffirms its support for the ICRC as the only humanitarian actor with the experien...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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