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Alaa Abd El-Fattah

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps she plans to take to encourage the Egyptian authorities to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
15 Oct 2025 · 30 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps she plans to take to encourage the Egyptian authorities to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Alaa Abd El-Fattah was released from prison on 23 September 2025, following a Presidential pardon.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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