Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 55019

Tanzania: Detainees

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 6 June 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has raised concerns with the Tanzanian Government on the denial of consular access to foreign nationals detained in Tanzania.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Our High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam has raised concerns with senior officials of the Government of Tanzania regarding consular access for foreign national activists recently deported from Tanzania.