Question follow-through · 3825

Hannah Schafer

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help secure the release of Hannah Schafer.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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

Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help secure the release of Hannah Schafer.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to my statement to the House on 21 May, and to the answer provided on 1 June in response to Question 2817.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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