Question follow-through · 21948
Taiwan: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British Nationals in Taiwan as of 1 August 2026; and how many FCDO staff are based in Taiwan as of 1 August 2026.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of British Nationals in Taiwan as of 1 August 2026; and how many FCDO staff are based in Taiwan as of 1 August 2026.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold data on the number of British nationals resident overseas.The UK has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but a strong, unofficial relationship. As of 1 August 2026, approximately 52 staff wor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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