Written Question

Diplomatic Service

Friday 19th April 2024

Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many requests for consular support were made to each British Embassy or Consulate in 2023; and how many of those were responded to by officials within a period of 24 hours.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Our consular staff endeavour to give appropriate and tailored assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, to British nationals overseas and their families in the UK who need support. In 2023, in addition to long running cases, we provided support to around 22,000 British nationals, see breakdown by Post in the table below. The FCDO reports publicly on consular delivery through the FCDO Outcome Delivery Plan [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-commonwealth-development-office-outcome-delivery-plan]. Publishing our transparency data is currently on hold while we embed a new Case Management system.

COUNTRY	2023
Afghanistan	22
Albania	63
Algeria	23
Angola
Argentina	34
Armenia	8
Australia	414
Austria	92
Azerbaijan	12
Bahrain	48
Barbados	113
Belarus	6
Belgium	152
Bolivia	12
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12
Botswana	15
Brazil	88
Bulgaria	166
Cambodia	112
Cameroon	30
Canada	181
Chile	21
China	143
Colombia	73
Congo (Democratic Republic)	22
Costa Rica	39
Croatia	114
Cuba	29
Cyprus	441
Czechia	141
Denmark	88
Dominican Republic	67
Ecuador	13
Egypt	383
Estonia	19
Ethiopia	104
Fiji	21
Finland	49
France	1027
Georgia	27
Germany	662
Ghana	85
Greece	936
Guatemala	43
Guinea
Guyana	17
Hong Kong SAR	110
Hungary	131
Iceland	17
India	360
Indonesia	196
Iraq	46
Ireland	104
Israel	39
Italy	411
Ivory Coast
Jamaica	179
Japan	167
Jerusalem	61
Jordan	71
Kazakhstan	14
Kenya	146
Kuwait	30
Kyrgyzstan
Laos	29
Latvia	20
Lebanon	34
Liberia
Lithuania	23
Luxembourg	10
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia	138
Malta	106
Mauritius	14
Mexico	207
Moldova	13
Mongolia	6
Montenegro	33
Morocco	222
Myanmar (Burma)	8
Namibia	9
Nepal	21
Netherlands	287
New Zealand	127
Nigeria	74
Norway	149
Oman	50
Pakistan	376
Panama	17
Paraguay
Peru	58
Philippines	283
Poland	242
Portugal	524
Qatar	96
Romania	89
Russia	28
Rwanda	7
Saudi Arabia	166
Senegal	21
Serbia	29
Seychelles	11
Sierra Leone	15
Singapore	105
Slovakia	38
Slovenia	17
South Africa	195
South Korea	40
Spain	4143
Sri Lanka	86
St Lucia	21
Sudan	34
Sweden	110
Switzerland	157
Taiwan	22
Tajikistan	6
Tanzania	36
Thailand	1383
The Gambia	48
Trinidad and Tobago	40
Tunisia	75
Turkey	947
Uganda	52
Ukraine	56
United Arab Emirates	658
United States	1649
Uruguay	10
Uzbekistan	8
Venezuela
Vietnam	188
Zambia	22
Zimbabwe	26

NB We do not publish data where figures are 5 or below to comply with GDPR

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

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: There is a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza - Gazans need more aid, and they need it now: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Document: There is a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza - Gazans need more aid, and they need it now: UK statement at the UN Security Council (webpage)

Found: condemns in the strongest terms Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, as well as its violation of Jordan

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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 15 April 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: March 2000: Passage 16-20 March 2000: Dubai 20-30 March 2000: Passage 30 March-2 April 2000: Aqaba, Jordan

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Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Apr. 18 2024

Source Page: Hungary: bereavement information
Document: Hungary: bereavement information (webpage)

Found: Related content Slovenia bereavement: death abroad China bereavement: death abroad Jordan

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

Apr. 17 2024

Source Page: Palestinians in Gaza are facing a devastating humanitarian crisis and an imminent risk of famine: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Document: Palestinians in Gaza are facing a devastating humanitarian crisis and an imminent risk of famine: UK statement at the UN Security Council (webpage)

Found: services and humanitarian relief across the region, including supporting some 4 million Palestinians in Jordan

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Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Apr. 17 2024

Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: The ETA application process will open on 1 February 2024 only for nationals of Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait

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Commons Chamber
Humanitarian Situation in Gaza - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) at least 500 aid trucks a day to enter Gaza; to open Ashdod port for aid deliveries; to expand the Jordan - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (Con - Macclesfield) increase the total number of aid trucks to at least 500 a day and increase the capacity through the Jordan - Speech Link

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Lords Chamber
Middle East: Deployment of British Armed Forces - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) the opportunity to reaffirm our country’s long-standing relationship with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan—a - Speech Link

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Lords Chamber
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) at least 500 aid trucks a day to enter Gaza; to open Ashdod port for aid deliveries; to expand the Jordan - Speech Link

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