Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the budget for consular activities not based in embassies and high commissions by country in 2018-19.

In Financial Year 2018-19, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Consular Directorate has allocated £829,200 for partnerships with 18 non-governmental organisations, charities and safe houses in the UK and overseas. These organisations provide specialist assistance, information and support to British nationals abroad that the FCO cannot provide. In addition, £240,000 has been allocated for individual projects to help British nationals abroad.