| Heading: |
British Nationals Abroad: Detainees |
| Question ID: |
1803597 |
| UIN: |
HL7536 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-15 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4308 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to appoint a special envoy for British nationals arbitrarily detained overseas. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-02 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4222 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Collins of Highbury
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| Answering Member handle: |
Lord_Collins
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_Collins
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| Answer text: |
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is committed to strengthening support for British Nationals overseas, including through the appointment of an Envoy for complex detention cases. Further details will be announced in due course. |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |