Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates on the arbitrary detention of Ryan Cornelius.

FCDO Ministers and officials regularly raise consular matters with the UAE authorities, most recently on 7 February 2023 during a visit to the UAE by the FCDO's Consular Director. Mr Cornelius' case was discussed during this visit and also raised by the then Minister for Asia and the Middle East, Amanda Milling, with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Gargash on 6 July 2022. Consular staff are in regular contact with Mr Cornelius and his family, to provide him with ongoing support.