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British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

Commons · Question 22621 · Tabled 8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jan 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2024 to Question 19318 on British Nationals Abroad: Detainees, whether he has made changes to his Department's (a) processes and (b) ser

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Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Jan 2025

The government is committed to strengthening consular services, including through introduction of a right to consular assistance in cases of human rights violations and the appointment of an envoy. My department is considering a package of measures to ach...