Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 57390

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the role and responsiblites of the incoming Arbitrary Detention and Complex Consular Cases Envoy have been finalised.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to strengthening support for British Nationals overseas, including through the appointment of an Envoy for complex consular detention cases. Further details will be announced in due course.
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