Question follow-through · 67274
British Nationals Abroad: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to appoint a Special Envoy with responsibility for (a) advocating for and (b) securing the release from detention of British nationals arbitrarily h
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 11 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 29 Jul 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to appoint a Special Envoy with responsibility for (a) advocating for and (b) securing the release from detention of British nationals arbitrarily h
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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29 Jul 2025
Answer published
This Government condemns the practice of detaining British Nationals for political leverage. We take all allegations of human rights violations, and opinions of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, seriously. The Government is committed to strengt...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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