Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 22882

Ryan Cornelius

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 15 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative — Chingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates to condemn the (a) detention of Ryan Cornelius in contravention of the ruling of the UN Working

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

FCDO Ministers regularly raise consular cases with their foreign counterparts. The Foreign Secretary last discussed Ryan Cornelius' case with the UAE Foreign Minister in December 2024. The FCDO takes the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's opinions ...

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