Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What recent progress she has made on helping Alaa Abd el-Fattah return to the UK.”
Tabled: 26 November 2025Answered: 2 December 2025
Asked by
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr Hamish Falconer)
The Prime Minister raised this case with President Sisi on 18 November, and the Foreign Secretary has pressed for Mr el-Fattah’s return on multiple occasions with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, most recently on 25 November. Mr el-Fattah must be allowed to return to the UK and be reunited with his family.