Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 May 2023 to Question 183547 on Sudan: British Nationals Abroad, what the total number of people was on each aircraft leaving Port Sudan in the evacuation of Sudan, including service personnel.

Between 25 April and 3 May, the UK supported the departure of 1,243 British Nationals (BNs) - and 1,207 other nationals - from Sudan. 30 UK military flights from Sudan to Cyprus carried out this evacuation. 263 people were evacuated from Port Sudan to Cyprus and 2,187 people were evacuated from Wadi Saeedna to Cyprus. 2,097 British Nationals and their dependants made the onward journey to the UK. We do not comment on details of service personnel deployed which are an operational matter.