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Written Question
Visas: British Nationals Abroad
Thursday 27th November 2025

Asked by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development, if she has made a recent assessment of delays in processing visa applications for British nationals at the Consulate of Spain in Manchester.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The process for obtaining a Spanish visa is a matter for the Spanish authorities, and any issues with that process will need to be raised with the Spanish consulate themselves.