Written questions

Ryan Cornelius

Commons · Question 22882 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 15 Jan 2025

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 ...