Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 18748
British Nationals Abroad: Prisoners
Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of UK citizens that are imprisoned abroad.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to c.4100 British nationals who are arrested or detained each year, and is currently providing ongoing assistance to c.1,400 British nationals detained overseas. It is no...
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