Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 195235

Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 19 July 2023

Answered: 8 September 2023

Question

Stephen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the criteria for rescue from Sudan to include (a) (i) elderly and (ii) other immediate and dependent relati

Answer

Sir Andrew Mitchell

The UK has co-ordinated the longest and largest evacuation from Sudan of any Western country and brought 2,450 people to safety. Between 25 April and 3 May, the UK supported the departure of 1,243 British Nationals (BNs) and 1,207 other nationals on 24 fl...

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