British Nationals Abroad: Detainees
Commons · Question 67274 · Tabled 11 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Calum Miller
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to appoint a Special Envoy with responsibility for (a) advocating for and (b) securing the release from detention of British nationals arbitrarily h
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 29 Jul 2025
This Government condemns the practice of detaining British Nationals for political leverage. We take all allegations of human rights violations, and opinions of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, seriously. The Government is committed to strengt...