Question follow-through · 28403
British Nationals Abroad: Torture
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new allegations of (a) torture and (b) mistreatment were received by his Department in relation to British nationals in 2025.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many new allegations of (a) torture and (b) mistreatment were received by his Department in relation to British nationals in 2025.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
In 2025 consular officials were made aware of 34 new allegations in which the reported treatment appeared to amount to torture, and 212 new allegations where the report appeared to amount to mistreatment worldwide. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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