Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17245

Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Named Day

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of its consular surge capacity to support British nationals in the event of a large-scale overseas crisis.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

Consular and crisis support is available 24/7 through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) contact centre and global network. When a crisis results in increased consular assistance requests, the FCDO may send a Rapid Deployment Team (...

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