Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 182771
Sudan: Diplomatic Service
Tabled: 26 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named DayQuestion
Mr David Lammy
Labour — Tottenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials from his Department are located in Sudan.
Answer
We have temporarily closed the British Embassy Khartoum. We have established a temporary presence through small teams of staff deployed in Sudan supporting the evacuation operation. We are severely restricted in our ability to provide in-person or in-country consular support.