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British Nationals Abroad: Red Sea

Commons · Question 23329 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department took to assess the safety of travel to countries bordering the Red Sea before issuing travel advice on diving and snorkelling in the travel advice o

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 21 Jan 2025

The safety of British nationals in each country and territory is the FCDO's overriding concern when determining travel advice. FCDO travel advice is based on objective assessments of the risks to British nationals. These assessments are made by drawing on...