Written questions

Poland: Children

Commons · Question 110482 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Polish counterpart on outstanding cases of children abducted from the UK to Poland.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 10 Feb 2026

I recognise the distress of all those affected by international parental child abduction (IPCA). It is an issue this Government takes very seriously. Ministers and officials continue to raise IPCA with the Polish authorities at every appropriate opportuni...