Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 92380
Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Question
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Egyptian authorities on allowing Alaa Abd el-Fattah to travel to the UK.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe government welcomes Alaa Abd El-Fattah's release from prison on 23 September 2025, following a Presidential pardon. We continue to press at the highest levels with the Egyptian government for his urgent return to the UK, including in a call between the Prime Minister and President Sisi on 18 November, and between the Foreign Secretary and the Egyptian Foreign Minister on 20 November.