Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 120315

Human Rights: Detainees

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Andy Slaughter

LabourHammersmith and Chiswick

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses when determining whether to call for the release of individuals detained overseas for activities related to the exercise of their human righ

Answer

Chris Elmore
Each case reported to the UK Government is assessed on its own merits, and there are no fixed criteria of the type the Hon Member describes.