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13 March 2023 - The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations - Oral evidence

Committee Foreign Affairs Committee
Inquiry The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations

Monday 13 March 2023

Start times: 2:30pm (private) 3:30pm (public)


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FCDO appears before Foreign Affairs Committee for state hostage taking inquiry

The Foreign Affairs Committee holds evidence session on state-level hostage taking, hearing from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), including the Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.

Meeting details

At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry The FCDO’s approach to state level hostage situations

The session is likely to be the final evidence session in the Committee’s inquiry, covering the FCDO’s strategy for dealing with arbitrary detention. Questions may cover the approaches the Government takes to addressing the problem of state hostage taking and arbitrary detention, the interactions between the Government and families of detainees, and how the Government communicates publicly on such cases.

Location

Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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