Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 3938

Ryan Cornelius

Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

ConservativeChingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates on releasing Ryan Cornelius from imprisonment in Dubai.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
FCDO Ministers regularly raise consular cases with their counterparts at appropriate opportunities. The FCDO continues to provide consular assistance to Mr Cornelius.