Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consular support is being offered to Craig Lindley in Thailand.

Our officials in Bangkok are aware of Mr Craig Lindley’s hospitalisation in Thailand and are providing advice and support to Mr Lindley’s friend and brother who are also in Thailand. This includes advice on visa extensions, information about medical repatriation companies, and obtaining updates from the hospital to pass on to Mr Lindley’s parents in the UK. Our officials have also been in touch with your office and have provided advice on options available to the family for payment of the hospital bills. Our Embassy in Bangkok will continue to monitor the case closely and maintain contact with the hospital and with Mr Lindley’s friends and family.