Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Whether his Department plans to introduce a statutory right to consular assistance.

Tabled: 7 May 2025Answered: 13 May 2025

Asked by

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratEdinburgh West

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con)

18. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on introducing a statutory right to consular assistance.