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Sudan: British Nationals Abroad

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 183598, tabled on 2 May 2023

Question

Beth Winter
Labour
Cynon Valley
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) British nationals, (b) UK passport holders and (c) NHS employees were evacuated from Sudan on US Navy Ship Brunswick on 30 April 2023.

Answer

Mr Andrew Mitchell
Conservative
Sutton Coldfield
Commons

Answered on

15 May 2023

We are currently aware of 28 British nationals who departed Sudan on the USNS Brunswick on 30 April 2023, alongside a number of other nationalities. As this was not a UK-run evacuation, we are in the process of reconciling the information we hold on eligible persons in Sudan, including NHS employees, who may have departed on the Brunswick.

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