questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to improve coordination with local governments to expedite consular processes for British citizens.
answerText: The FCDO provides tailored consular assistance to more than 20,000 British nationals abroad in new cases every year and supports an additional c. 8,000 involved in long-running cases. In FY 2022/23 this included support to c. 4,000 arrested or detained Br...
heading: Diplomatic Service