Question follow-through · 103759

Pakistan: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart on slavery in Pakistan.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 7 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 12 Jan 2026
Answer: 12 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart on slavery in Pakistan.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 26 November in response to question 91957. We continue to raise these issues with our Pakistani counterparts at ministerial and official levels.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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