Question follow-through · 127524
British Nationals Abroad: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what legal basis her Department defers to a foreign police force's classification of the death of a British national abroad over the determination of an officially appoint
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 27 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what legal basis her Department defers to a foreign police force's classification of the death of a British national abroad over the determination of an officially appoint
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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27 Apr 2026
Answer published
I am aware of the case that she raises, and I know the honourable member has written to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office about it and that officials are in touch with her constituent. There is no guidance on the specific circumstances she ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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