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date	19/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will issue guidance for individuals considering travelling to (a) Israel and (b) Palestine with the intention of fighting in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	7598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises the right of British nationals with more than one nationality to serve in the armed forces of their additional nationalities. The Israel Defence Force is a recognised armed force and British nationals can volunteer for service with them. FCDO Travel Advice provides British nationals with information on the risks of travelling or living abroad, including in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories This guidance can be found on Gov.uk. Anyone who travels to conflict zones to engage in unlawful activity should expect to be investigated upon their return to the UK. Decisions on prosecutions are taken independently by the police and Crown Prosecution Service on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/01/2024 10:15:54 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1674651

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Mehran Raoof
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions his Department has had with its Iranian counterparts on the imprisonment of Mehran Raoof.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	4877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We are supporting the family of Mr Mehran Raoof and have raised his case with the Iranian government. Mr Raoof's welfare is a top priority. It remains in Iran's gift to release any British National who has been unfairly detained. We urge the Government of Iran to stop its practice of unfairly detaining British and other foreign nationals. We will continue to work with like-minded partners to that end.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 17:24:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1674652

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Alaa Abdel Fattah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions his Department has had with its Iranian counterparts on the imprisonment of Alaa Abdel Fattah.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	4878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>Alaa Abd El-Fattah is detained in Egypt. The FCDO has not raised his case with the Iranian Government. Ministers and officials continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian government. The Prime Minister has raised Mr El-Fattah's case with President Sisi on a number of occasions, most recently on 1 December on the margins of COP28.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 15:22:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady