Question follow-through · 80476

Marwan Barghouti

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the former Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 1 September 2025, Official Report, column 77,

answeredDr Ellie ChownsForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Oct 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the former Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 1 September 2025, Official Report, column 77,

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The UK continues to reiterate calls for Israel to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unfettered and immediate access to detention facilities and continue to raise this with the Israeli government as a priority. The UK reaffirms our ...

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