Question follow-through · 107009

Belarus: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support independent media and political prisoners in Belarus.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help support independent media and political prisoners in Belarus.

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given on 1 December 2025 to Questions 92971-73.Belarus continues to support Russia's aggression towards Ukraine, including the stationing of Oreshnik missiles on its soil, and we remain clear that Belarus must end t...

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