Question follow-through · 97659

Oppression: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assess and prevent the transnational repression of Sudanese nationals and their families.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
5 Dec 2025
Target answer date
9 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to assess and prevent the transnational repression of Sudanese nationals and their families.

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The first duty of this Government is to keep the country safe. Any attempt by any foreign state to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will not be tolerated, irrespective of the perpetrating country.The Government has conducted a comprehensiv...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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