Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill
Commons · Question 28447 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Feb 2025
The Government is considering its response to the Private Member's Bill "to make provision for a right to consular assistance for British journalists abroad who have been detained or held hostage; and for connected purposes" and will respond to ...