HC Deb 19 March 1999 vol 327 c618W
Mr. Burden

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on how his Department deals with(a) complaints and (b) inquiries regarding missing or abducted British passport holders in the Indian sub-continent when the persons involved hold dual nationality. [76405]

Mr. Fatchett

Complaints received from hon. Members are answered by Ministers, those from the public may also be answered by Ministers or by the relevant Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) department.

Inquiries about missing or abducted British nationals in the Indian Sub-continent are handled by Consular Division in the FCO, or by our overseas diplomatic and consular missions. Our ability to help dual nationals in the country of their second nationality is limited by international law.

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