Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 86521
Israel: Detainees
Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Question
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green Party — North Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of UK citizens who have been (a) arrested, (b) detained and (c) deported by the Israeli authorities for picking olives in
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerWe provided consular assistance to fewer than five British nationals detained by Israel in October 2025, all of whom have subsequently left the region. It is our long-standing policy not to publish statistical information on the reasons for consular assis...
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