Question follow-through · 18929
Organs: Post-mortems
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Spanish counterpart on expediting the return of organs retained by Spanish authorities following the death of a British national.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Spanish counterpart on expediting the return of organs retained by Spanish authorities following the death of a British national.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
In any given year, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides information and assistance in around 6,000 cases where a British person has died overseas. Every death is a personal tragedy, and our consular staff aim to provide practical, com...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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