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Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 42102, tabled on 27 March 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
Mid Leicestershire
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help secure the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds from Afghan authorities.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
Labour
Lincoln
Commons

Answered on

7 April 2025

We are supporting the family of two British nationals who are detained in Afghanistan. I met their family on 2 April and I am closely monitoring this case. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data protection legislation: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/personal-information-charter.

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