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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jul. 22 2019

Source Page: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims
Document: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims (PDF)

Found: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jul. 22 2019

Source Page: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims
Document: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims (PDF)

Found: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jul. 22 2019

Source Page: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims
Document: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims (PDF)

Found: Travel and health advice for Hajj pilgrims

All Party Parliamentary Group
Hajj and Umrah APPG
To establish facts about the UK Hajj and Umrah sectors, promote and enable an industry led partnership with government to set minimum standards and good practice for Hajj and Umrah services sold in the UK, promote active and precautionary health and wellbeing, and have appropriate consular and other support services.

Found: Hajj and Umrah

Written Question
Tour Operators: Saudi Arabia
Wednesday 11th October 2017

Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that those making the Hajj pilgrimage are aware of their consumer and travel rights when booking tours; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Margot James

Hajj and Umrah trips are covered by consumer law under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, and more general consumer protection legislation and laws against theft and fraud.

The Department has published two information leaflets; one for pilgrims on booking a Hajj trip and one for Hajj travel organisers setting out their basic legal obligations. These are available on the gov.uk website.

Written Question
Tour Operators: Saudi Arabia
Wednesday 11th October 2017

Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that all operators and travel agents offering tours to Mecca and the Hajj pilgrimage are meeting the standards set out in consumer protection legislation; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Margot James

Hajj and Umrah trips are covered by consumer law under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, and more general consumer protection legislation and laws against theft and fraud.

The Department has published two information leaflets; one for pilgrims on booking a Hajj trip and one for Hajj travel organisers setting out their basic legal obligations. These are available on the gov.uk website.

Petitions
Visa fees for Pilgrimage to Hajj and Umrah by Saudi Arabia - Wed 08 Feb 2017
No Department present

Mentions:
1: None And the petitioners remain, etc. - Speech Link
2: None The Saudi Arabian authorities do not charge a fee for visas for first time pilgrims for Hajj or Umrah - Speech Link
3: None Officials at the British Embassy in Riyadh have raised the issue of charges for second and subsequent - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Petitions - Tue 29 Nov 2016
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Keith Vaz (LAB - Leicester East) Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and travelling to participate is a vital tenet of the Islamic faith - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Visa fees for Pilgrimage to Hajj and Umrah by Saudi Arabia - Tue 29 Nov 2016
No Department present
Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Public Health England (PHE)

Jul. 28 2016

Source Page: PHE bulletin: 28 July 2016
Document: PHE bulletin: 28 July 2016 (PDF)

Found: and young people, support smokers to stop smoking and stay smokefree and support compliance with