Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance APPG

First Registered: 24/02/2020 • Last updated on: 25/08/2021

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To improve Foreign and Commonwealth Office consular services and assistance, including the process for bereaved families who have had loved ones murdered abroad, die abroad in suspicious circumstances, missing abroad, or in jail abroad.

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Recent Documents related to Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance

1. Consular assistance for British nationals
21/04/2020 - Early Day Motions

Found: guidance around consular assistance and enshrining in law the right to consular assistance at a time when

2. FCDO privacy notice: consular services in the UK and at British embassies, high commissions and consulates overseas
30/10/2020 - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Found: Guidance FCDO privacy notice: consular services in the UK and at British embassies, high commissions

3. Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular data 2018
25/02/2019 - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Found: Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular data 2018 - GOV.UK

4. Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular data 2017
25/02/2019 - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Found: Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular data 2017 - GOV.UK

5. Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular data 2016
25/02/2019 - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Found: Foreign & Commonwealth Office consular data 2016 - GOV.UK

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Recent Speeches related to Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance

1. Suspicious Deaths Abroad
28/02/2018 - Commons Chamber

1: is what brings me here today for a debate on deaths abroad in suspicious circumstances, particularly in - Speech Link
2: Edinburgh—I know first-hand how difficult the job of consular staff is. I have sat in on calls with senior officers - Speech Link
3: would be processes in place for suspicious deaths abroad yet our family had to fight every step of the - Speech Link

2. Jagtar Singh Johal
27/11/2018 - Commons Chamber

1: process—for unhindered legal access, unhindered consular access, and an independent medical examination - Speech Link
2: situation, but citizens across the whole of the UK and abroad—in Canada, Australia and other nations—are communicating - Speech Link
3: the Punjab. It is for any UK citizen travelling abroad to consider the support that they may be given - Speech Link

3. British Nationals Imprisoned Abroad
13/03/2018 - Westminster Hall

1: House has considered British nationals imprisoned abroad.It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship - Speech Link

4. British Citizens Imprisoned Overseas and Coronavirus
02/03/2020 - Commons Chamber

1: statement on British citizens who are imprisoned abroad in countries where coronavirus is spreading rapidly - Speech Link
2: Protecting British citizens at home and abroad is a top priority for the Government, and amid - Speech Link
3: share the view that the IMS—International Military Services—debt, or any other bilateral issue, is the reason - Speech Link

5. Covid-19
17/03/2020 - Commons Chamber

1: Commonwealth Office travel advice. UK travellers abroad now face wide- spread international border restrictions - Speech Link
2: tens of thousands of British nationals stranded abroad; they are not just dealing with the stress of trying - Speech Link

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Recent Questions related to Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance
1. Coronavirus: Deaths
asked by: Lord Greaves
01/06/2020
... to the total number of deaths announced each day.

2. Deaths: Hospitals
asked by: Baroness Stroud
02/12/2020
... since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Coronavirus: Deaths
asked by: David Amess
05/10/2020
... (h) 81 to 90 and (i) 91 or above years since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

4. Cot Deaths
asked by: Andrew Rosindell
25/07/2019
... what steps he is taking to reduce the number of cases of sudden infant death syndrome.

5. Epilepsy: Deaths
asked by: Lord Vaizey of Didcot
03/04/2019
... what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusion that people with epilepsy are three times more likely to die from their condition if they live in a deprived area.

Latest Questions
6 Current APPG Officers
Hannah Bardell Portrait
Hannah Bardell
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Livingston
Joined: 24th February 2020
7 APPG Memberships
Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Endometriosis , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Scotch Whisky , Snooker , Women's Football
Martin Docherty-Hughes Portrait
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Treasurer
Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 24th February 2020
11 APPG Memberships
Blockchain , British Sikhs , Canada , Charities and Volunteering , Estonia , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Occupational Safety and Health , Scotch Whisky , Textiles and Fashion
Justin Madders Portrait
Justin Madders
Vice Chair
Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston
Joined: 24th February 2020
6 APPG Memberships
Artificial Intelligence , Football Club , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Mersey Dee North Wales , Motor , Social Mobility
Roger Gale Portrait
Roger Gale
Vice Chair
Conservative - North Thanet
Joined: 21st April 2021
11 APPG Memberships
Banning Trophy Hunting , British Council , Cyprus , Dog Advisory Welfare , Electric Aviation , Frozen British Pensions , General Aviation , Hospitality and Tourism , Hydrogen , Media , Media Freedom
Anne McLaughlin Portrait
Anne McLaughlin
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East
Joined: 24th February 2020
15 APPG Memberships
Caribbean , Drug Policy Reform , Fairtrade , Faroe Islands , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Malawi , Missing Children and Adults , No Recourse to Public Funds , Refugees , Rohingya , Social Integration , Unconscious Bias , Universal Credit
Greg Smith Portrait
Greg Smith
Vice Chair
Conservative - Buckingham
Joined: 21st April 2021
20 APPG Memberships
Brain Tumours , Broadband and Digital Communication , Cerebral Palsy , Channel Islands , Dark Skies , Digital Health , Esports , Fair Business Banking , Formula One , Furniture Industry , Independent Education , ITV , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies , Motorsport , Publishing , Relocation , Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse , Snooker , Zoos and Aquariums
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Hannah Bardell MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5907.

Email: hannah.bardell.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Michelle Rodger, Office of Hannah Bardell MP, Unit 4, Ochil House, Beveridge Square, Livingston EH54 6QF. Tel: 01506 462 004

Email: michelle.rodger@parliament.uk

No benefits in kind are on record for the Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance APPG

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